Euṓnymos — G2176

Definition

adjective

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

1. of good name (Hesiod, Pindar), and of good omen
2. left

Usually translated as

left

Origin

from G2095 and G3686

• eû (G2095)
• ónoma (G3686)

Occurrences

Euṓnymos occurs 10 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (5), Mark (3), Acts (1), Revelation (1)

• Matthew 20:21 — And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left (εὐωνύμων), in thy kingdom.
• Matthew 20:23 — And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left (εὐωνύμων), is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
• Matthew 25:33 — And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left (εὐωνύμων).
• Matthew 25:41 — Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand (εὐωνύμων), Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
• Matthew 27:38 — Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left (εὐωνύμων).
• Mark 10:37 — They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand (εὐωνύμων), in thy glory.
• Mark 10:40 — But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand (εὐωνύμων) is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.
• Mark 15:27 — And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left (εὐωνύμων).
• Acts 21:3 — Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand (εὐώνυμον), and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
• 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 (εὐώνυμον) foot on the earth,