Right
δεξιόςStrong’s G1188dexios
Appears in 53 verses of the New Testament
In short
Dexios is the Greek word usually translated “right hand”, “right” and “right hands”. It appears in 53 verses of the New Testament.
“And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.”
Meaning
Usually translated “right hand”, “right” and “right hands”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- right hand 34
- right 18
- right hands 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 12
- Revelation 8
- Mark 7
- Acts 7
- Luke 6
- Hebrews 5
13 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 5:30And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
- Matthew 5:39But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
- Matthew 6:3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
- Matthew 20:21And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
- Matthew 20:23And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
- Matthew 22:44The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
All 53 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
δεξιός dexios · right
δεξιός, -ά, -όν [in LXX chiefly for יָמִין ;] the right: Mat.5:29, Jhn.18:10, al.; ὅπλα δ., weapons carried in the right hand, i.e. for offence, 2Co.6:7 ; ἡ δ. χείρ, Mat.5:30, Luk.6:6, al.; ἡ δ. (sc. χείρ), Mat.6:3, al.; ἐπὶ τὴν δ., in the right hand (R, txt., on R, mg.), Rev.5:1; διδόναι τὴν δ., in friendship (Deiss., BS, 251), Gal.2:9; metaphorically of power, τῇ δ. αὐτοῦ, Act.2:33 5:31; τὰ δ., the right side, Mrk.16:5; ἐκ δεξιῶν, on the right hand, with genitive, Mat.25:33, 34, Mrk.15:27, Luk.1:11, al.; of a place of honour in the Messianic Kingdom (cf. 3Ki.2:19, Psa.44(45):10), καθίσαι …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “right” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RIGHT, adjective
rite. [Latin rectus, from the root of rego, properly to strain or stretch, whence straight.]
- Straight.
- In morals and religion, just; equitable; accordant to the standard of truth and justice or the will of God.
- Fit; suitable; proper; becoming.
- Lawful; as the right heir of an estate.
All definitions and other forms of “right”
- True; not erroneous or wrong; according to fact.
- Correct; passing a true judgment; not mistaken or wrong.
- Not left; most convenient or dextrous; as the right hand, which is generally most strong or most convenient in use.
- Most favorable or convenient.
- Properly placed, disposed or adjusted; orderly; well regulated.
- Well performed, as an art or act.
- Most direct; as the right way from London to Oxford.
- Being on the same side as the right hand; as the right side.
- Being on the right hand of a person whose face is towards the mouth of a river; as the right bank of the Hudson.
RIGHT, adverb
- In a right or straight line; directly.“Let thine eyes look right on” Proverbs 4:25
- According to the law or will of God, or to the standard of truth and justice; as, to judge right
- According to any rule of art.
- According to fact or truth; as, to tell a story right
- In a great degree; very; as right humble; right noble; right valiant. [Obsolescent or inelegant.]
- It is prefixed to titles; as in right honorable; right reverend.
RIGHT, noun
- Conformity to the will of God, or to his law, the perfect standard of truth and justice.
- Conformity to human laws, or to other human standard of truth, propriety or justice.
- Justice; that which is due or proper; as, to do right to every man.
- Freedom from error; conformity with truth or fact.
- Just claim; legal title; ownership; the legal power of exclusive possession and enjoyment.
- Just claim by courtesy, customs, or the principles of civility and decorum.
- Just claim by sovereignty; prerogative.
- That which justly belongs to one.
- Property; interest.
- Just claim; immunity; privilege.
- Authority; legal power.
- In the United States, a tract of land; or a share or proportion of property, as in a mine or manufactory.
- The side opposite to the left; as on the right Look to the right
- To rights, in a direct line; straight. [Unusual.]
- Directly; soon.
RIGHT, verb transitive
- To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; as, to right an injured person.
- In seamen's language, to right a ship, is to restore her to an upright position from a careen.
RIGHT, verb intransitive
To rise with the masts erect, as a ship.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.