Gloss
left side, left hand; the left is considered culturally to be weaker than the right; a weapon in the left hand is a defensive weapon; to be seated on the left side of a ruler is a lesser position than on the right side
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἀριστερός
Greek transliteration
aristeros
Simplified transliteration
aristeros
Numbers
Strong's number
710
GK Number
754
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-1a(1)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for ἀριστερός
| Matthew 6:3 | But when you are giving alms, do not let your left (aristera | ἀριστερά | nom sg fem) hand (aristera | ἀριστερά | nom sg fem) know what your right hand is doing, |
| Mark 10:37 | And they said to him, “Give us permission to sit, one on your right and one on your left (aristerōn | ἀριστερῶν | gen pl fem), in your glory.” |
| Luke 23:33 | And when they came to the place called “The Skull,” there they crucified him and the criminals — one on his right and one on his left (aristerōn | ἀριστερῶν | gen pl fem). |
| 2 Corinthians 6:7 | by the word of truth, by the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left (aristerōn | ἀριστερῶν | gen pl fem); |
