χείρ

χείρ — cheír

χείρ, genitive χειρός, accusative χειραν (1Pe 5:6 Tdf.; see ἄρσην, at the end), ἡ (from the root meaning 'to lay hold of'; cf. Latinheres, etc.; Curtius, § 189; Vanicek, p. 249f), from Homer down, Hebrew יַד, the hand: Mat 3:12; Mar 3:1; Luk 6:6; 1Ti 2:8; Heb 12:12, and often; the genitive with the verbs ά῾πτομαι, ἐπιλαμβάνομαι, κρατέω, πιάζω, etc., which see in their places; the dative with ἐργάζομαι, ἐσθίω, etc.; ὁ ἀσπασμός τῇ ἐμή χειρί, 1Co 16:21; Col 4:18; 2Th 3:17; the accusative with the verbs αἴρω, δέω, ἐκπετάννυμι, ἐκτείνω, ἐμβάπτω, ἐπιτίθημι, καθαρίζω, κατασείω, νίπτω, etc. ἡ ἐπίθεσις τῶν χειρῶν (see ἐπίθεσις and references), 1Ti 4:14; 2Ti 1:6; Heb 6:2; ἐν χειρί τίνος, in imitation of the Hebrew פ בְּיַד (cf. Buttmann, § 133, 20 cf. 319f (274); Lightfoot on Galatians, 3:19), by the help or agency, of anyone, by means of anyone, Act 7:35 Rec.; Gal 3:19; (σύν χειρί ἀγγέλου, with the aid or service of the angel (cf. Buttmann, as above), Act 7:35 L T Tr WH; those things in the performance of which the hands take the principal part (as e. g. in working miracles), are said to be done διά χειρός or χειρῶν or τῶν (cf. Buttmann, § 124, 8 d.) χειρῶν τίνος, Mar 6:2; Act 5:12; Act 14:3; Act 19:11; universally, Act 2:23; Act 7:25; Act 11:30; Act 15:23; ἐπί χειρῶν, Mat 4:6; Luk 4:11; ἐπί τήν χεῖρα, Rev 14:9; Rev 20:1 (here Treg. marginal reading ἐν τῇ χειρί), Rev 20:4; ἐκ, Act 28:4; Rev 8:4; εἰς τήν χεῖρα (on his hand), Luk 15:22; ἡ χείρ, as an acting subject (see γλῶσσα, 1), Luk 22:21; plural, Act 17:25; Act 20:34; 1Jn 1:1; τά ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν, Act 7:41; Rev 9:20; ἐκδίκειν τό αἷμα τίνος ἐκ τίνος (see ἐκδικέω, b. and ἐκ I. 7), Rev 19:2. By metonymy, ἡ χείρ is put for power, activity (for examples from secular authors from Homer down see Passow, under the word, p. 2431b; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, p. 1720a)): παραδιδόναι τινα εἰς χεῖρας τινων, into the hostile hands (Deu 1:27; Job 16:11), Mat 17:22; Mat 26:45; Mar 9:31; Luk 9:44; Luk 24:7; Act 21:11; Act 28:17; διδόναι τί ἐν τῇ χειρί τίνος, to commit to one's protecting and upholding power, Joh 3:35; also εἰς τήν χεῖρα τίνος, Joh 13:3; τινα ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν or ἐκ χειρός τίνος (from the hostile power of anyone) ἀπάγειν, Act 24:7 Rec.; ἐξελέσθαι, Act 12:11 (Gen 32:11; Exo 18:8 f); ἐξέρχεσθαι, Joh 10:39; ῥυσθῆναι, Luk 1:74; σωτηρία, Luk 1:71; ἐκφεύγειν τάς χεῖρας τίνος, 2Co 11:33. By a figure use of language χείρ or χεῖρες, are attributed to God, symbolizing his might, activity, power; conspicuous α. in creating the universe: ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ, Heb 1:10 (Psalm 101:26. β. in upholding and preserving: Luk 23:46; Joh 10:29 (cf. ); χείρ κυρίου ἐστι μετά τίνος, God is present, protecting and aiding one, Luk 1:66; Act 11:21. γ. in punishing: χείρ κυρίου ἐπί σε, Act 13:11 (1Sa 12:15); ἐμπεσεῖν εἰς χεῖρας Θεοῦ ζῶντος, Heb 10:31. δ. in determining and controlling the destinies of men: Act 4:28; ταπεινοῦσθαι ὑπό τήν κραταιάν χεῖρα τοῦ Θεοῦ, 1Pe 5:6.