adjective
dexos
Strong’sG1188
on the right hand, right hand, right
stem dex-54 times in the New Testamentin 13 of 27 books11 of 26 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
δεξιός means the right hand or right side, as opposed to the left 1234. It is used of a physical body part or location, such as the right hand, right eye, or right side of a person or place 13, and of the right side or wing of a group, such as an army 3. The phrase "on the right hand" (ἐκ δεξιῶν) describes a position beside or next to someone or something 1.
The term also carries an idiomatic and figurative use. "Giving the right hand" was a gesture signifying friendship or partnership 1. The right hand is likewise used figuratively for power, as in references to being exalted or acting "by God's right hand" 1. It also describes the place of highest honor, such as sitting at someone's right hand in a position of privilege or authority 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
δεξιός, -ά, -όν
[in LXX chiefly for יָמִין;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1188 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddex-ee-os'
the right side or (feminine) hand (as that which usually takes)
Fromfrom G1209;
King Jamesright (hand, side).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
on the right hand or side, opposed to ἀριστερός, δ. μαζός, γλουτός, ὦμος, Refs 8th c.BC+; τὸ δ. (i.e. κέρας) the right of an army, Refs 5th c.BC+ on or to the right, νωμῆσαι βῶν Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐπὶ δεξιόφιν (Epic dialect genitive) towards the right, NT+8th c.BC+; δεξιά as adverb, Refs 2nd c.BC+
II fortunate, especially of the flight of birds and other omens, δ. ὄρνις Refs 8th c.BC+. adverb -ῶςRefs 2nd c.AD+
III Astron., northerly, Refs 2nd c.AD+
IV metaphorically, dexterous, ready, skilful, clever, Refs 5th c.BC+a clever thing, Refs 5th c.BC+. adverb -ιῶςRefs 4th c.BC+in the right spirit, Refs 1st c.BC+ O.: superlative δεξιώτατα Refs 5th c.BC+
V courteous, kindly, Refs 2nd c.AD+ adverb -ιῶςRefs. (Cf. Sanskrit dák[snull]iṇas, Latin dexter, etc.)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | dexos1×δεξιὸς | dexas3×δεξιά | dexem2×δεξιόν | dexois | dexais | dexeim1×δεξιὰ |
| object accusative | dexon1×δεξιὸν | dexan4×δεξιὰν | dexoin | dexain1×δεξιὰς | ||
| direct address vocative | dexor | dexar | dexoir | dexair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | dexou | dexau4×δεξιᾶς | dexeu | dexoiu | dexaiu | dexeiu23×δεξιῶν |
| to, for dative | dexo | dexa13×δεξιᾷ | dexe | dexoi | dexai | dexei1×δεξιοῖς |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
dex is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
54 occurrences, every one of them listed
dexos“right”subjectnominative singular1×
Matthew 5:29ei de tos ofthalmos su tos dexos skandalizatō sin, exairasar auton kai balasar …If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge …
dexon“right”objectaccusative singular1×
Revelation 10:2… kai tithata ton podon autou ton dexon epi tau thalassau, ton de euōnumon …… which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his …
dexas“right”subjectnominative singular3×
Matthew 5:30kai ei tas dexas su cheiras skandalizatō sin, ekkoptasar autan …And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut …
Matthew 6:3… tas aristeras su tinem poiatō tas dexas su,… your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
Luke 6:6… ekei kai tas cheiras autou tas dexas ate xēras;… and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
dexan“right”objectaccusative singular4×
Matthew 5:39… alla hotinos sin rapizatō eis tan dexan siagonan, strefasar auto kai tan allosan;… If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other …
Revelation 1:17… autou hōs nekros; kai tithata tan dexan autou epi min legarōntos; Mē fobosōr; …… dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not …
Revelation 5:1Kai horama epi tan dexan tou kathorōntou epi tou thronou bibliem …… I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the …
Revelation 10:5… gēau, airata tan cheiran autou tan dexan eis ton ouranon,… on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.
dexau“right”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Acts 3:7kai piazarantos auton tau dexau cheirau egerata auton; parachrēma de stereoila …Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and …
Revelation 1:20… hepta asteroiu hoin horasa epi tau dexau mu, kai tain hepta luchnain tain …… seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands …
Revelation 5:7kai erchata kai labatē ek tau dexau tou kathorōntou epi tou thronou.… and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the …
Revelation 13:16… charagmem epi tau cheirau autoiu tau dexau ē epi tem metōpem autoiu,… to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
dexa“right hand”to, fordative singular13×
Matthew 27:29… kefalau autou kai kalamon en ta dexa autou, kai gonupetarantois emprosthen autou empaizala …… They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked …
Acts 2:33ta dexa oun tou theou hupsirantos tan tē …Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from …
Acts 5:31… theos archēgon kai sōtēron hupsata ta dexa autou, teu dōara metanoian to Israēl …God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order …
Romans 8:34… de egerirantos, hos kai atō en dexa tou theou, hos kai entunchanatō huper …… raised to life, is at the right hand of God— and He is interceding …
Ephesians 1:20… auton ek nekroiu, kai kathizarantos en dexa autou en tei epouranei… dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
Colossians 3:1… zētavōr, hou tos Christos atō en dexa tou theou kathorōntos;… where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
Hebrews 1:3… katharismon taiu hamartaiu poierantos kathizata en dexa tau megalōsunau en hupsēloi,… sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Hebrews 8:1… toiouton echanō archierevon, hos kathizata en dexa tou thronou tau megalōsunau en toi …… priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty …
Hebrews 10:12… thusian eis tem diēnekem kathizata en dexa tou theou,… sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.
Hebrews 12:2… charau hupomenata stauron aischunau katafronarantos, en dexa tē tou thronou tou theou kathizatē.… shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
1 Peter 3:22hos atō en dexa theou poreuirantos eis ouranon hupotassirantoiu auto …… into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and …
Revelation 1:16kai echarōntos en ta dexa cheira autou asteroin hepta, kai ek …He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp …
Revelation 2:1… kratarōntos toin hepta asteroin en ta dexa autou, tos peripatarōntos en mese taiu …… holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden …
dexem“right”subject or objectdirect singular2×
Luke 22:50… kai afairata tem ouem autou tem dexem.… the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
John 18:10… kai apokoptata autou tem ōtariem tem dexem. ate de onomem to doulo Malchos.… the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
dexain“right hand”objectaccusative plural1×
Galatians 2:9… kai Iōannos, tois dokarōntois stulois arō, dexain dōala mi kai Barnabo koinōniau, hina …… pillars — gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should …
dexeim“right”subject or objectdirect plural1×
John 21:6… de legata autoi; Balavar eis teim dexeim mereim teu ploieu tem diktuem, kai …… them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you …
dexeiu“right hand”of, belonging togenitive plural23×
Matthew 20:21… tois duo huiois mu henos ek dexeiu su kai henos ek euōnumeiu su …… of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”
Matthew 20:23“right hand”… mu pinevi, tem de kathizara ek dexeiu mu kai ek euōnumeiu ouk atō …… will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to …
Matthew 22:44… kurios to kurio mu; Kathosōr ek dexeiu mu heōs an tithameia toin echthroin …… to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under …
Matthew 25:33kai stēati teim men probateim ek dexeiu autou teim de erifieim ek euōnumeiu.… will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.
Matthew 25:34tote legati tos basilevos toi ek dexeiu autou; Deute, tois eulogorēntoir tou patrou …… will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by …
Matthew 26:64… ton huion tou anthrōpou kathorōnton ek dexeiu tau dunamiau kai erchorōnton epi taiu …… Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the …
Matthew 27:38… sun auto duo lēstois, henos ek dexeiu kai henos ek euōnumeiu.… crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left.
Mark 10:37… Dōasar ni hina henos su ek dexeiu kai henos ek aristereiu kathizaneia en …… of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left …
Mark 10:40“right hand”tem de kathizara ek dexeiu mu ē ek euōnumeiu ouk atō …But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to …
Mark 12:36… kurios to kurio mu; Kathosōr ek dexeiu mu heōs an tithameia toin echthroin …… to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under …
Mark 14:62… horevi ton huion tou anthrōpou ek dexeiu kathorōnton tau dunamiau kai erchorōnton meta …… Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the …
Mark 15:27… auto stauralō duo lēstoin, henon ek dexeiu kai henon ek euōnumeiu autou.… crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
Mark 16:19… eis ton ouranon kai kathizata ek dexeiu tou theou.… heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
Luke 1:11… de auto angelos kuriou stēarēntos ek dexeiu teu thusiastērieu teu thumiameu.… appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
Luke 20:42… kurios to kurio mu; Kathosōr ek dexeiu mu… to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
Luke 22:69… tos huios tou anthrōpou kathorōntos ek dexeiu tau dunamiau tou theou.… Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
Luke 23:33… kai toin kakourgoin, hon men ek dexeiu hon de ek aristereiu.… with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
Acts 2:25… enōpion mu dia pantou, hoti ek dexeiu mu atō hina mē saleuimeia.… me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Acts 2:34… kurios to kurio mu; Kathosōr ek dexeiu mu,… to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
Acts 7:55… doxan theou kai Iēsun stēarēnton ek dexeiu tou theou,… God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
Acts 7:56… kai ton huion tou anthrōpou ek dexeiu stēarēnton tou theou.… Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
2 Corinthians 6:7… dia teiu hopleiu tau dikaiosunau teiu dexeiu kai aristereiu,… the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
Hebrews 1:13… toiu angeloiu legatē pote; Kathosōr ek dexeiu mu heōs an tithameia toin echthroin …… God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a …
dexei“right side”to, fordative plural1×
Mark 16:5… mnēmeiem horala neaniskon kathorōnton en tei dexei peribalorēnton stolan leukan, kai ekthambila.… a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.