G5495Greekcheῖras
χεῖρας
the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by hebraism) a means or instrument)
176
Total Occurrences
21
Books
0
Old Testament
176
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1in creating the universe
- 2by the help or agency of any one, by means of any one
- 3figuratively applied to god symbolising his might, activity, power
- 4in upholding and preserving (god is present protecting and aiding one)
- 5in punishing
- 6in determining and controlling the destinies of men
Etymology & Derivation
perhaps from the base of g5494 in the sense of its congener the base of g5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping)