ἀριστερός
aristeros
“left”
Definition
the left hand (as second-best)
apparently a comparative of the same as G712 (ἄριστον);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
G:A
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
ἀριστερός appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”
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