δεξιός
right
‘right’ is one of 2 main senses fuller range ↓
Full lexicon entry — Thayer's Greek Lexicon
From Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Where this word appears
Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Adjective
- A word that describes or qualifies a noun.
Case
- Genitive
- The case of source, possession, or “of” — answers “whose / from what.”
- Dative
- The case of the indirect object, means, or location — “to / for / with / in.”
- Accusative
- The case of the direct object and of extent.
- Nominative
- The case of the subject (and the predicate nominative).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
- Neuter
- Grammatically neuter.
Number
- Plural
- More than one.
- Singular
- One.
Every verse where G1188 appears in the Book of 2 Corinthians — 1 distinct verse. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Greek form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Greek New Testament; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences of this word are not indexed here.
2 Corinthians
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
δεξιος — transliterated dexiós — is a Greek adjective carrying the sense “right.” It first appears in Matthew 5:29. With 54 verses in 13 books, it is a moderately common word in the Greek New Testament. Its lexical range runs to 2 senses. From the same root come δεχομαι, δεκτος and δοκος. Each statement above links to its evidence; the full detail follows below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's G1188 catalogs a Greek word from the Greek New Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Greek New Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 54
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 54 distinct verses.
- 13 / 27
- NT books
- The word appears in 13 of 27 New Testament books.
- #295
- by frequency
- Top 500 most frequent Greek words (rank 295 of 5,347 Greek words by occurrence).
View all 54 occurrences in the concordance →
Most concentrated in
- Matthew 12 verses 22%
- Revelation 9 verses 17%
- Mark 7 verses 13%
By section of the New Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Some books belong to more than one corpus (Luke is in both the Gospels and the Lukan corpus, and so on), so these shares overlap and need not total 100%. Each figure is a share of the word’s 54 distinct verses.
- Gospels 27 verses · 50%
- Lukan (Luke–Acts) 13 verses · 24%
- Johannine 11 verses · 20%
- Revelation 9 verses · 17%
- Pauline corpus 5 verses · 9%
- Hebrews 5 verses · 9%
- General (Catholic) Epistles 1 verse · 2%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Right hand 39×, Right 11×, Right side 2×
- American Standard Version: Right hand 37×, Right 12×, Right side 2×
- Berean Standard Bible: Right hand 32×, Right 20×, Right side 2×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Right hand 28×, Right 24×, Right side 2×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders G1188 across 53 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 1 rendering that appears only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders G1188 across 53 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 2 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders G1188 across 54 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders G1188 across 56 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 2 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Senses in Thayer's
The 2 senses Thayer's distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency or importance). The full entry — with sub-senses — is in the Lexicon Entry tab.
- the right, the right hand
- metaph.
Word origin
Derived from δεχομαι (déchomai) (G1209) — to receive.
From G1209 ; the right side or (feminine) hand (as that which usually takes ): - right (hand side).
— Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain.
Forms in the corpus
The 11 distinct written forms G1188 takes in the Greek New Testament, most frequent first — each parse links to that case’s occurrences in the concordance.
| Form | Parsing | Example | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| δεξιῶν dexiō̂n | Adjective, Genitive, Plural, Masculine | Matthew 20:21 | 23 |
| δεξιᾷ dexiâ | Adjective, Dative, Singular, Feminine | Matthew 27:29 | 13 |
| δεξιὰν dexiàn | Adjective, Accusative, Singular, Feminine | Matthew 5:39 | 4 |
| δεξιᾶς dexiâs | Adjective, Genitive, Singular, Feminine | Acts 3:7 | 4 |
| δεξιὰ dexià | Adjective, Accusative, Plural, Neuter | John 21:6 | 2 |
| δεξιά dexiá | Adjective, Nominative, Singular, Feminine | Matthew 5:30 | 2 |
| δεξιόν dexión | Adjective, Accusative, Singular, Neuter | Luke 22:50 | 2 |
| δεξιοῖς dexioîs | Adjective, Dative, Plural, Neuter | Mark 16:5 | 1 |
| δεξιὰς dexiàs | Adjective, Accusative, Plural, Feminine | Galatians 2:9 | 1 |
| δεξιὸν dexiòn | Adjective, Accusative, Singular, Masculine | Revelation 10:2 | 1 |
| δεξιὸς dexiòs | Adjective, Nominative, Singular, Masculine | Matthew 5:29 | 1 |
Same root — word family
Other Thayer's entries built from the same root as G1188, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Shares the same root
Derived from this word
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 6 — not the complete family. They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint usage
The same Greek word δεξιος appears 177 times in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), across 150 verses in 27 books.
- 177
- LXX occurrences
- Tagged occurrences of this Greek word in the Septuagint.
- 150
- verses
- Distinct Septuagint verses containing this word.
- 27 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 27 of the 39 Old Testament books.
Sample Septuagint occurrences
- Genesis 13:9 δεξιός
- Exodus 14:22 δεξιός
- Leviticus 7:32 δεξιός
- Numbers 18:18 δεξιός
- Deuteronomy 2:27 δεξιός
- Joshua 1:7 δεξιός
- Judges 3:16 δεξιός
- 1 Samuel 6:12 δεξιός
- 2 Samuel 2:19 δεξιός
- 1 Kings 2:19 δεξιός
- 2 Kings 11:11 δεξιός
- 1 Chronicles 6:24 δεξιός
Septuagint occurrences (same lexeme)
Every verse where the same Strong’s number (G1188) appears in the Greek Septuagint — showing the first 50 of 150. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.
- Genesis 13:9 δεξιός Isn't the whole land before you? Please separate yourself from me. If you go to the left hand, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right hand, then I will go to the left."
- Genesis 24:49 δεξιός Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, tell me. That I may turn to the right hand, or to the left."
- Genesis 48:13 δεξιός Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near to him.
- Genesis 48:14 δεξιός Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.
- Genesis 48:17 δεξιός When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him. He held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.
- Genesis 48:18 δεξιός Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father; for this is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head."
- Exodus 14:22 δεξιός The children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.
- Exodus 14:29 δεξιός But the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.
- Exodus 15:6 δεξιός Your right hand, Yahweh, is glorious in power, Your right hand, Yahweh, dashes the enemy in pieces.
- Exodus 15:12 δεξιός You stretched out your right hand. The earth swallowed them.
- Exodus 29:20 δεξιός Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of its blood, and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood on the altar round about.
- Exodus 29:22 δεξιός Also you shall take some of the ram's fat, the fat tail, the fat that covers the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys, the fat that is on them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of consecration),
- Leviticus 7:32 δεξιός The right thigh you shall give to the priest for a heave offering out of the sacrifices of your peace offerings.
- Leviticus 7:33 δεξιός He among the sons of Aaron who offers the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right thigh for a portion.
- Leviticus 8:23 δεξιός He killed it; and Moses took some of its blood, and put it on the tip of Aaron's right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot.
- Leviticus 8:24 δεξιός He brought Aaron's sons; and Moses put some of the blood on the tip of their right ear, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the great toe of their right foot; and Moses sprinkled the blood on the altar round about.
- Leviticus 8:25 δεξιός He took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was on the innards, and the cover of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right thigh;
- Leviticus 8:26 δεξιός and out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before Yahweh, he took one unleavened cake, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat, and on the right thigh.
- Leviticus 9:21 δεξιός and the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave offering before Yahweh, as Moses commanded.
- Leviticus 14:14 δεξιός The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
- Leviticus 14:16 δεξιός The priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before Yahweh.
- Leviticus 14:17 δεξιός The priest shall put some of the rest of the oil that is in his hand on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering.
- Leviticus 14:25 δεξιός He shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering. The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering and put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
- Leviticus 14:27 δεξιός and the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before Yahweh.
- Leviticus 14:28 δεξιός Then the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the place of the blood of the trespass offering.
- Numbers 18:18 δεξιός The flesh of them shall be your, as the wave-breast and as the right thigh, it shall be yours.
- Numbers 20:17 δεξιός Please let us pass through your land: we will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go along the king's highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed your border.
- Numbers 22:26 δεξιός The angel of Yahweh went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
- Deuteronomy 2:27 δεξιός Let me pass through your land: I will go along by the highway, I will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left.
- Deuteronomy 5:32 δεξιός You shall observe to do therefore as Yahweh your God has commanded you: you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
- Deuteronomy 17:11 δεξιός according to the tenor of the law which they shall teach you, and according to the judgment which they shall tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside from the sentence which they shall show you, to the right hand, nor to the left.
- Deuteronomy 17:20 δεξιός that his heart not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he not turn aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the midst of Israel.
- Deuteronomy 28:14 δεξιός and shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
- Deuteronomy 32:40 δεξιός For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live forever,
- Deuteronomy 33:2 δεξιός He said, Yahweh came from Sinai, Rose from Seir to them; He shined forth from Mount Paran, He came from the ten thousands of holy ones: At his right hand was a fiery law for them.
- Joshua 1:7 δεξιός Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded you: don't turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.
- Joshua 23:6 δεξιός Therefore be you very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that you not turn aside from it to the right hand or to the left;
- Judges 3:16 δεξιός Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his clothing on his right thigh.
- Judges 3:21 δεξιός Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:
- Judges 5:26 δεξιός She put her hand to the tent-pin, Her right hand to the workmen's hammer; With the hammer she struck Sisera, she struck through his head; Yes, she pierced and struck through his temples.
- Judges 7:20 δεξιός The three companies blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands with which to blow; and they cried, The sword of Yahweh and of Gideon.
- Judges 16:29 δεξιός Samson took hold of the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and leaned on them, the one with his right hand, and the other with his left.
- 1 Samuel 6:12 δεξιός The cattle took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth-shemesh.
- 1 Samuel 11:2 δεξιός Nahash the Ammonite said to them, On this condition will I make it with you, that all your right eyes be put out; and I will lay it for a reproach on all Israel.
- 1 Samuel 23:19 δεξιός Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doesn't David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?
- 1 Samuel 23:24 δεξιός They arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert.
- 2 Samuel 2:19 δεξιός Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he didn't turn to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
- 2 Samuel 2:21 δεξιός Abner said to him, Turn you aside to your right hand or to your left, and lay you hold on one of the young men, and take you his armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.
- 2 Samuel 14:19 δεξιός The king said, Is the hand of Joab with you in all this? The woman answered, As your soul lives, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken; for your servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your handmaid;
- 2 Samuel 16:6 δεξιός He cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
These are occurrences of the same Greek lexeme (G1188) in the Septuagint — not a translation of any one Hebrew word. The store carries no word-level Hebrew↔Greek alignment, so no Hebrew original is asserted here. Counts come from the recovered LXX Strong's tagging — high-frequency vocabulary is well covered, while rare or late forms may be untagged — so they reflect tagged occurrences and may slightly undercount.
