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Strong's #1188 - δεξιός
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- the right, the right hand
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δεξιός, ά, όν,
I on the right hand or side, opp. ἀριστερός, δ. μαζός, γλουτός, ὦμος, Il. 4.481, 5.66, Od. 17.462; τὸ δ. (sc. κέρας) the right of an army, X. Ages. 2.9, etc.: freq. in adverb. usages, ἐπὶ δεξιά on or to the right, νωμῆσαι βῶν Il. 7.238, cf. Hdt. 1.51; ἐν τῷ ἐπὶ δ. τοῦ ὀπισθοδόμου IG 12.92.55; ἐπὶ δεξιόφιν ( gen.) towards the right, Il. 13.308; χειρὸς εἰς τὰ δ. S. Fr. 598, cf. Arist. Pr. 943b29; ἀπὸ τῶν δ. Id. Cael. 284b28; ἐν τοῖς δ. Mark 16:5; ἐκ δεξιῶν Hero Aut. 26.4, Matthew 20:21, al.; ἐπὶ δ. χειρός Theoc. 25.18; κατὰ δ. χειρός Arat. 707; πρὸς δ. Hdt. 7.69; εἰς δεξιά Pl. Ti. 43b; δεξιά as Adv., Plb. 3.82.9 (s. v.l.).
II fortunate, esp. of the flight of birds and other omens, δ. ὄρνις Il. 13.821, cf. Od. 2.154, A. Pr. 489, Michel 727 (Ephesus); ἀοιδὰν.. δεξιωτάταν ὀπαδόν Pi. N. 3.8; βροντή X. Cyr. 7.1.3. Adv. -ῶς Hdn. 3.9.12.
III Astron., northerly, Cleom. 1.1. metaph., dexterous, ready, skilful, clever, Pi. I. 5(4).61, Ar. Nu. 428, 834, al., Th. 3.82, etc.; δεξιὸν ποιεῖν a clever thing, Antipho 1.19; Εὐριπίδου δρᾶμα δεξιώτατον Stratt. 1; δ. περὶ τὰς δίκας Pl. Hipparch. 225c. Adv. -ιῶς Antiph. 229.2; δ. ἔχειν πρός τι Plu. 2.660a; δ. φέρειν in the right spirit, Phld. Lib. pp.18,41 O.: Sup. δεξιώτατα Ar. Nu. 148. courteous, kindly, Luc. Nec. 13, Alex. 57; τὸ δ. καὶ ἐπιεικές Gal. 14.296. Adv. -ιῶς ib.211. (Cf. Skt. dák[snull ]iṇas, Lat. dexter, etc.)
δεξιός, δεξιά, δεξιόν (from δέχομαι, future δέξομαι, or from δέκω, which is akin to δείκνυμι; properly, of that hand which is accustomed to take told of as well as to point out; just as ἄξιος comes from ἄξω, future of ἄγω; (cf. Curtius, §§ 11, 266)), the right: Matthew 5:29, 39; Luke 22:50; John 18:10; Revelation 10:2; ἡ δεξιά χείρ, Matthew 5:30; Luke 6:6; Acts 3:7; Revelation 1:16; Revelation 13:16; and (with χείρ omitted) ἡ δεξιά (like ἡ ἀριστερά), Matthew 6:3; Matthew 27:29; Revelation 1:20; Revelation 2:1; Revelation 5:7; ἐπί τήν δεξιάν (on the right hand i. e.) at the right side, Revelation 5:1 (but others take it more closely, in the right hand; cf. Revelation 5:7 and Revelation 20:1); διδόναι τήν δεξιάν or τάς δεξιᾶς, to pledge either a mutual friendship, or a compact, by joining the right hands: Galatians 2:9 (1 Macc. 6:58 1 Macc. 11:50, 62, 66 1 Macc. 13:50; 2 Macc. 11:26 2Macc. 12:11 2Macc. 13:22; cf. Gesenius, Thesaurus ii., pp. 566 and 599; and in secular authors as Xenophon, an. 1, 6, 6; 2, 5, 3; Josephus, Antiquities 18, 9, 3 δεξιάν τέ καί πίστιν διδόναι τίνι); God is said to have done something τῇ δεξιά αὐτοῦ with his right hand i. e., according to Hebrew idiom, by his own power (cf. Winer's Grammar, 214 (201)): Acts 2:33; Acts 5:31; τά ὅπλα τά δεξιά, arms carried in the right hand and used for attack, as the sword, the spear, καί ἀριστερά those carried in the left hand, for the purpose of defense, as the shield: 2 Corinthians 6:7; τά δεξιά μέρη τοῦ πλοίου, John 21:6. τά δεξιά the right side (Winer's Grammar, 176 (166)): Mark 16:5; ἐκ δεξιῶν τίνος on one's right hand (Latinad alicuius dextram), Matthew 25:33; Matthew 27:38; Mark 15:27; Luke 1:11; Luke 23:33; εἶναι, Acts 2:25 (from Psalm 15:8
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δεξιός , -ά , -όν ,
[in LXX chiefly for H3225;]
the right: Matthew 5:29, John 18:10, al.; ὅπλα δ ., weapons carried in the right hand, i.e. for offence, 2 Corinthians 6:7 ; ἡ δ . χείρ , Matthew 5:30, Luke 6:6, al.; ἡ δ . (sc. χείρ ), Matthew 6:3, al.; ἐπὶ τὴν δ ., in the right hand (R, txt., on R, mg.), Revelation 5:1; διδόναι τὴν δ ., in friendship (Deiss., BS, 251), Galatians 2:9; metaph. of power, τῇ δ . αὐτοῦ , Acts 2:33; Acts 5:31; τὰ δ ., the right side, Mark 16:5; ἐκ δεξιῶν , on the right hand, c. gen., Matthew 25:33-34, Mark 15:27, Luke 1:11, al.; of a place of honour in the Messianic Kingdom (cf. 1 Kings 2:19, Psalms 45:10), καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν , Matthew 20:21, Mark 10:37; of the heavenly session of Christ, Matthew 26:64, Mark 14:62, Hebrews 1:13 (Cremer, 172).
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P Magd 24.6 (B.C. 217) Ψενοβάστις τῆι αὐτῆι δεξιᾶι χειρὶ ἐπισπασαμένη τῆς ἀ ̣[ναβολῆς τοῦ ἱματίου —as completed by Wilcken Archiv vi. p. 274, P Tebt I. 39.32 (B.C. 114) ἐτραυματίσαν τὴν γυναῖκά μου εἰς τὴν δεξιὰν χεῖρα , P Oxy X. 1252 versoii. 19 (A.D. 288–95) ἐγὼ . . . χειροτονη [θεὶς διὰ ] τῆς εὐτυχοῦς σου δεξιᾶς , ";I having been appointed by your propitious right hand"; (Edd.). For δεξιά = ";pledge"; see P Fay 124.13 (ii/A.D.) πάνυ γάρ μοι δοκεῖς ἄφρων τις εἶ [ν ]αι . . . μὴ φυλάσσ [ι ]ν σου τὴν δ ̣εξ ̣ι ̣άν , ";indeed you appear to me to be quite mad in not keeping your pledge"; (Edd.). Cf. P Leid Z.4 (A.D. 391–2) εἴωθεν ἡ ὑμετέρα φ [ιλ ]ανθρωπία πᾶσιν τοῖς δεομένοις χεῖρ [α ] δεξιὰν [ὀρέ ]γειν . So P Oxy III. 533.18 (ii/iii A.D.) ἵνα τηρήσωσι αὐτῶν τὴν δεξιάν . For the phrase of Matthew 20:21 etc. cf. P Ryl II. 154.36 (A.D. 66) οὐλ (ὴ ) μετώπωι ἐγ δεξιῶν , P Tebt II. 373.3 (A.D. 110–1) οὐλὴ σ ̣τ ̣ε ̣ρ ̣[ν ]ω ̣ι ἐγ δεξιῶν . A curious astrological dialogue in P Ryl II. 63.4 (iii/A.D.) assigns the parts of the body to the planets and zodiac, and begins Ἥλι ̣ο ̣ς [ἐσ ]τ ̣ι ̣ν ̣ δεξιὸς ὀφθαλμός , Σελήνη ὁ εὐώνυμος . MGr δεξίς is declined like βαθύς . It has a derived meaning, ";prosperous, happy,"; as in the greeting ὁ θεὸς νὰ σοῦ φέρῃ (φέρνῃ ) δεξιά .
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