dexios · right

What it means

dexios (δεξιός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “right”.

(hand, side).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The hand on the side of honor and power.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

Right, the right: the right side or hand. Thayer relates it to δέχομαι, ‘receive’ (G1209), the hand that takes. Being at someone’s right is the place of honor.

• “Sit at my right”: the place of honor Matthew 22:44Acts 2:33Hebrews 1:3
• The right hand: what is held in it, what is given with it Revelation 1:16Galatians 2:9Matthew 6:3
• The right side of the body Matthew 5:29Matthew 5:39
• At the right and at the left Matthew 25:33Matthew 27:38Mark 10:37
• The right side of the boat John 21:6

Historical and cultural background

The New Testament quotes Psalm 110:1 again and again: “Sit at my right” (Matthew 22:44; Hebrews 1:13).

How we translate it

“Right hand” 28 times and “right” 26, as English says it (“at the right hand of God”, Acts 2:33; “your right eye”, Matthew 5:29; “the right side of the boat”, John 21:6).

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• right hand ×28
• right ×26

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×12
• Mark×7
• Luke×6
• John×2
• Acts×7
• Romans×1
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Galatians×1
• Ephesians×1
• Colossians×1
• Hebrews×5
• 1 Peter×1
• Revelation×9

• Matthew 5:29

  And if your right eye causes you to stumble, tear it out and throw it away from you; for it is better for you that one of your members perish and not your whole body be thrown into Gehenna.

• Matthew 5:30

  And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is better for you that one of your members perish and not your whole body go off into Gehenna.

• Matthew 5:39

  But I tell you not to resist the evil person; but whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

• Matthew 6:3

  But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

• Matthew 20:21

  And he said to her, “What do you want?” She says to him, “Say that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right and one at your left, in your kingdom.”

• Matthew 20:23

  He says to them, “My cup you will drink, but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

• Matthew 22:44

  ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right until I put your enemies under your feet”’?

• Matthew 25:33

  and he will set the sheep at his right, but the goats at the left.

• Matthew 25:34

  Then the King will say to those at his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

• Matthew 26:64

  Jesus says to him, “You have said it. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

• Matthew 27:29

  And after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and put a reed in his right hand; and kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

• Matthew 27:38

  Then two robbers are crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.

• Mark 10:37

  And they said to him, “Grant us that we may sit, one at your right and one at your left, in your glory.”

• Mark 10:40

  but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to grant; rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

• Mark 12:36

  David himself said by the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right until I put your enemies under your feet.”’

• Mark 14:62

  And Jesus said, “I am; and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

• Mark 15:27

  And with him they crucify two robbers, one on the right and one on his left.

• Mark 16:5

  And entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were greatly alarmed.

• Mark 16:19

  So the Lord Jesus, after speaking to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

• Luke 1:11

  And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right of the altar of incense.

• Luke 6:6

  And it happened on another Sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and was teaching; and there was a man there and his right hand was withered.

• Luke 20:42

  For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand

• Luke 22:50

  And a certain one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

• Luke 22:69

  But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”

• Luke 23:33

  And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him and the criminals, one on the right and one on the left.

• John 18:10

  So Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s slave and cut off his right ear. The slave’s name was Malchus.

• John 21:6

  And he said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and they were no longer able to haul it in because of the great number of fish.

• Acts 2:25

  For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord before me always, for he is at my right hand, so that I may not be shaken.

• Acts 2:33

  Therefore, having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you see and hear.

• Acts 2:34

  For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,

• Acts 3:7

  And taking him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong,

• Acts 5:31

  Him God exalted to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give Israel a change of mind and forgiveness of sins.

• Acts 7:55

  But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,

• Acts 7:56

  and he said, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

• Romans 8:34

  Who is the one who will condemn? The Messiah is the one who died, and more than that, was raised, who is also at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.

• 2 Corinthians 6:7

  in the word of truth, in the power of God; through the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;

• Galatians 2:9

  and recognizing the grace that had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were considered to be pillars, gave to me and to Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, so that we should go to the nations and they to the circumcision.

• Ephesians 1:20

  which he has worked in the Messiah when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,

• Colossians 3:1

  So if you were raised with the Messiah, seek the things above, where the Messiah is, seated at the right hand of God.

• Hebrews 1:3

  He, being the radiance of his glory and the exact imprint of his being, and sustaining all things by the word of his power, having made purification for sins by himself, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

And 14 more times.