The meaning of “εὐώνυμος”
Understanding euṓnymos reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
(on the) left. - properly, well-named (good-omened), i.e. the left (which was the lucky side among the pagan Greeks) - n...
εὐώνυμος
(on the) left. - properly, well-named (good-omened), i.e. the left (which was the lucky side among the pagan Greeks) - neuter as adverbial, at the left hand
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 25:33 | “And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.” Word: εὐώνυμος (euṓnymos) | |
| Mark 10:40 | “But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.” Word: εὐώνυμος (euṓnymos) | |
| Acts 21:3 | “Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.” Word: εὐώνυμος (euṓnymos) | |
| Revelation 10:2 | “And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,” Word: εὐώνυμος (euṓnymos) |