Greek Study
Strong's Concordance G5495
χείÏ
A readable Greek dictionary entry from Strong's Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Greek form
- χείÏ
- Transliteration
- cheir
- Pronunciation
- {khire}
- Occurrences
- Occurrences are not reviewed for this entry yet.
- Glosses
- perhaps from the base of 5494 in the sense of its congener the base of 5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping); the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument):--hand.
- Related source reference
- see GREEK for 5490
- Strong’s number
- G5495
- Definition
- perhaps from the base of 5494 in the sense of its congener the base of 5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping); the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument):--hand.
Source info
Source and edition
James Strong, Strong's Greek Bible Dictionary; CrossWire SWORD StrongsGreek module 2.0; historical public-domain lexicon wording preserved.
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<entryFree n="5495"> <orth>χείÏ</orth><lb/> <orth type="writing">ceivr</orth> <orth rend="bold" type="trans">cheir</orth> <pron rend="italic">{khire}</pron> <def> perhaps from the base of 5494 in the sense of its congener the base of 5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping); the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument):--hand. <lb/> see GREEK for 5494 <lb/> see GREEK for 5490 </def> </entryFree>