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χεῖρα ἔχων ξηράν

Arid; by implication, shrunken, earth (as opposed to water) · hand

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ξηρός G3584 arid; by implication, shrunken, earth (as opposed to water)
Pronunciation xērós
Physical withering or shriveling, often applied metaphorically to spiritual deadness or moral decay.
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χείρ G5495 hand
Pronunciation cheír
Metonymically represents personal power or agency, especially divine power when used of God's activity.
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What does χεῖρα ἔχων ξηράν (cheira echōn xēran) mean in the Bible?

ξηρός · χείρ is a Greek word meaning "having a withered or dried-up hand".

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Meaning

having a withered or dried-up hand
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 6:6 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine John 5:3 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 11:29 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Luke 23:31 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:10 · Matt 23:15 · Mark 3:3 · Luke 6:8 4×
8 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 19 — The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus Acts 6 — Word Ministry, Servant Leadership, and Stephen’s Faithful Witness John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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