χείρ — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

Aeol.χῆρχέρροςf acc.poet.dat.du.nom.acc.gen.dat.alsopl.nom.poet.acc.gen.dat.ep. handof a personHom.clasped in greeting or making a pledge, sts. meton. for such a pledgeHom.raised to heaven, held out to persons in supplication, flung around a person in an embrace or clasping the knees in supplication, used to signal or beckonHom.raised to indicate assent, esp. in a group vote, sts. meton. for a voteA.prep.phr., ref. to countingἀπὸ χειρόςby means of one's handi.e. on one's fingersAr. hand and forearmarmHom. phr.ἄκραἄκρηχείρtip of the armi.e. hand or fingers, opp. forearmIl. Hdt. Th. Pl. X. AR.alsofingertipE. Ar. AR.object resembling or functioning as a hand or armgauntletprotecting a cavalryman's armX.grappling-claw, grapnelused by warshipsTh.pl.armsfig.ref. to oarsTim. hand as denoting one side of the bodyhand, sideOd.seeἀριστερός 2, δεξιός 7 hand as a measure of nearnessprep.phrs.ἀνὰ χεῖραςclose at hand, by one's sidePlb.ἐς χεῖραwithin reachE.ἐκ χειρόςat close range or close quartersX. Plb. Plu.alsoἐν χερσίsts. w.gen.dat. to an enemyTh. X. Plb. Plu.ref. to nearness in timeἐν χερσίclose at handPlu.ἐκ χειρόςimmediatelyPlb.ὑπὸ χεῖραon the spot, extemporePlu. hand as a symbol of engagement in an activityprep.phrs.ἐν χερσί, εἰς χεῖρας, μετὰ χεῖραςref. to having or taking a matterin handHdt. E. Th. Pl.alsoπὰρ χειρόςB.handas the instrument of giving and taking, sts. w.adj. generous, full, empty, or sim.Od. handas the instrument of possession or control, freq. in ctxt. of falling into someone's handsIl.prep.phrs.διὰ χειρόςχειρῶνin one's controlTh. Arist. Plu.ὑπὸ χεῖραunder one's controlX. D. Plu.handas the instrument of violence or harm, esp. in phrs. lay hands on, keep hands offHom.hand as the instrument of combatphrs.εἰς χεῖρας ἐλθεῖνor sim.engage in combatoft. w.dat.w. someoneA. Th.ἐκ χειρόςhand to handTh. X. Plb.alsoἐν χερσίTh. Plu.see alsoνόμος 4 hand as a symbol of strengthsg. and pl.physical forcemightHom.see alsoνόμος 4concr.body of menesp. soldiers, usu. w.adj. largeforce, bandHdt. E. Th.hand as a symbol of actionesp. opp. speechactionIl. handas a symbol of agencyIl.phrs.μιᾷ χειρίsingle-handedlyD.ἐκδιά, πρόςχειρόςby the handw.gen.possessv.adj.of oneself or anotherA. handas the instrument of manufacture or craftsmanshipOd.concr.product of craftsmanshiphandiworkTheoc.epigr. hand as the instrument of writingconcr.handwritingof a particular personHyp.

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the hand

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χείρ

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χειρ

Intro Text:

χείρχειρόςalso poet.χερός

Lacon.χήρχηρός

IDX:

19933

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-19934

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  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-19934"
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