Euōnumos εὐώνυμος
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| εὐώνυμος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | euōnumos |
| Strong's number | G2176 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | left/south |
| Occurrences | 9 in 9 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (5) |
Euōnumos (Greek εὐώνυμος, Strong's G2176) is a Greek adjective meaning “left/south”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
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)
(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 the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | left (6), left hand (2), hand (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | left (8) |
Verses
Every verse with Euōnumos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- 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.“What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”
- 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.“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
- Matthew 25:33And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His 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:Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal 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.Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left.
Mark
- 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.But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
- Mark 15:27And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
Acts
- Acts 21:3Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
Revelation
- Revelation 10:2And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,He held in his hand a small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).