What does ἐμός · χείρ mean in the Bible?
ἐμός · χείρ is a Greek phrase meaning "my".
Greek · G1699, G5495
τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί
My · hand
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ἐμόςG1699my
Pronunciationemós
Open lexicon entry →χείρG5495hand
Pronunciationcheír
Metonymically represents personal power or agency, especially divine power when used of God's activity.
Open lexicon entry →What does τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί (tē emē cheiri) mean in the Bible?
ἐμός · χείρ is a Greek phrase meaning "my".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1699, G5495?
G1699, G5495 is connected to 76 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. my
Source Gloss
my
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms76Case patternNominative (30)Number patternSingular (33)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineJohn 3:29 · John 5:30 · John 7:16 · John 8:16 · John 15:11 · John 15:12 · John 18:36 · 1 Cor 9:3 · 2 Cor 2:312×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterLuke 15:31 · John 10:14 · John 10:27 · John 16:15 · John 17:106×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineJohn 7:6 · John 7:8 · John 8:37 · John 12:26 · John 14:24 · 2 Cor 8:236×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 20:23 · Mark 10:40 · John 4:343×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineJohn 13:35 · John 15:8 · John 18:363×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterJohn 16:14 · John 16:15 · 1 Cor 5:4 · Phlm 1:104×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineRom 10:1 · Phil 1:262×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterJohn 10:261×
Dative · Singular · FeminineJohn 15:9 · 1 Cor 16:21 · Gal 6:11 · Col 4:18 · 2 Thess 3:17 · Phlm 1:196×
Dative · Plural · NeuterMatt 20:15 · John 5:472×
Word Origins
τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί is built from these roots: