χειραγωγέω
cheiragōgéō · G5496 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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to lead someone by the hand, to take by the hand
To lead or guide by taking by the hand
ExamplesActs 9:8 Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus.
Acts 22:11 “But since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I came into Damascus being led by the hand by those who were with me.
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated (participle) 2
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- εἰςto+ ΔαμασκόςDamascus 1
- ὑπόby, under+ σύνειμιto be in company with 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- ὁδηγέω hodēgéō · G3594 · to lead, to guide, to lead someone to know
- ὁδηγέω means to guide or lead someone along a path or way, and is used both literally and metaphorically. It shares the core semantic component of guiding with χειραγωγέω, but lacks the specific physical detail of leading by the hand. Both verbs can describe guidance for the blind or others needing direction.
- ἄγω ágō · G71 · to lead, to bring, to carry
- ἄγω is the most basic Greek verb for leading or bringing someone from one place to another. While more general than χειραγωγέω (which specifies hand-leading), it can substitute in contexts where the focus is on the guiding action rather than the specific manner of physical contact.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To lead someone by the hand, to take by the hand15.184
- Acts 9:8 recounts that Saul, unable to see, was led into Damascus, “leading him by the hand”.
Word family 12 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon χειραγώγω; present passive participle χειραγωγούμενος; (χειραγωγός, which see; cf.…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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