Left/south
εὐώνυμοςStrong’s G2176euōnumos
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Euōnumos is the Greek word usually translated “left”, “left hand” and “on the left”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“And 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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “left”, “left hand” and “on the left”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- left 6
- left hand 2
- on the left 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 5
- Mark 2
- Acts 1
- Revelation 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 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 25:33And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
- Matthew 25:41Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
- Matthew 27:38Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
- Mark 10:40But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.
- Mark 15:27And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
Greek dictionary
εὐώνυμος euōnumos · left/south
εὐώνυμος, -ον (εὖ, ὄνομα), [in LXX chiefly for שְׂמֹאול ;] 1. of good name or omen. 2. Euphemistic for ἀριστερός, left: Act.21:3, Rev.10:2; ἐξ εὐωνύμων, on the left: Mat.20:21, 23 25:33, 41 27:38, Mrk.10:40 15:27.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “left” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LEFT, adjective
[Latin lavus; Gr. probably from the root of leave, Gr. and properly weak, deficient. Applied to the hand or arm, it denotes the weak arm, as opposed to the right, the strong or dextrous. Hence the ancient idea of sinister, unfortunate, attached to the left arm or side.]
- Denoting the part opposed to the right of the body; as the left hand, arm or side.
- The left bank of a river, is that which is on the left hand of a person whose face is towards the mouth of the river.
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.