χείρ

genitive χειρός, accusative χειραν (1 Pet 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: Mt 3:12; Mk 3:1; Lk 6:6; 1 Tim 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, 1 Cor 16:21; Col 4:18; 2 Thess 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), 1 Tim 4:14; 2 Tim 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, Acts 7:35 Rec.; Gal 3:19; (σύν χειρί ἀγγέλου, with the aid or service of the angel (cf. Buttmann, as above), Acts 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, Mk 6:2; Acts 5:12; Acts 14:3; Acts 19:11; universally, Acts 2:23; Acts 7:25; Acts 11:30; Acts 15:23; ἐπί χειρῶν, Mt 4:6; Lk 4:11; ἐπί τήν χεῖρα, Rev 14:9; Rev 20:1 (here Treg. marginal reading ἐν τῇ χειρί), Rev 20:4; ἐκ, Acts 28:4; Rev 8:4; εἰς τήν χεῖρα (on his hand), Lk 15:22; ἡ χείρ, as an acting subject (see γλῶσσα, 1), Lk 22:21; plural, Acts 17:25; Acts 20:34; 1 Jn 1:1; τά ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν, Acts 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 (Deut 1:27; Job 16:11), Mt 17:22; Mt 26:45; Mk 9:31; Lk 9:44; Lk 24:7; Acts 21:11; Acts 28:17; διδόναι τί ἐν τῇ χειρί τίνος, to commit to one's protecting and upholding power, Jn 3:35; also εἰς τήν χεῖρα τίνος, Jn 13:3; τινα ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν or ἐκ χειρός τίνος (from the hostile power of anyone) ἀπάγειν, Acts 24:7 Rec.; ἐξελέσθαι, Acts 12:11 (Gen 32:11; Ex 18:8f); ἐξέρχεσθαι, Jn 10:39; ῥυσθῆναι, Lk 1:74; σωτηρία, Lk 1:71; ἐκφεύγειν τάς χεῖρας τίνος, 2 Cor 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: Lk 23:46; Jn 10:29 (cf. ); χείρ κυρίου ἐστι μετά τίνος, God is present, protecting and aiding one, Lk 1:66; Acts 11:21. γ. in punishing: χείρ κυρίου ἐπί σε, Acts 13:11 (1 Sam 12:15); ἐμπεσεῖν εἰς χεῖρας Θεοῦ ζῶντος, Heb 10:31. δ. in determining and controlling the destinies of men: Acts 4:28; ταπεινοῦσθαι ὑπό τήν κραταιάν χεῖρα τοῦ Θεοῦ, 1 Pet 5:6.