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ἀριστερός

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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)
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
Definition: 
the left hand, Mt. 6:3; so ἐξ ἀριστερῶν, sc. μερῶν, Lk. 23:33; 2 Cor. 6:7; Mk. 10:37*

Greek-English Concordance for

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);