Greek - English Dictionary
G2176 - Left
| Strong's No.: | G2176 |
| Greek: | εὐώνυμος |
| Transliteration: | euōnumos |
| Phonetic: | yoo-o'-noo-mos |
| Word Origin: | From G2095 and G3686 |
| Bible Usage: | (on the) left. |
| Part of Speech: | Adjective |
| Strongs Definition: | properly well named (good omened) that is the left (which was the lucky side among the pagan Greeks); neuter as adverb at the left hand |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. of good name and of good omen a. in the latter sense used in taking auguries; but those omens were euphemistically called "euonumos" which in fact were regarded as unlucky, i.e. which came from the left, sinister omens, (for which a good name was desired) 2. left, on the left hand |
| Bible References:
Left |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
hand ( 4 )
left ( 6 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.