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G5496 χειραγωγέω (cheiragōgéō)
Greek
Verb
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Quick Definition

I lead by the hand

Strong's Definition

to be a hand-leader, i.e. to guide (a blind person)

Derivation: from G5497 (χειραγωγός);

KJV Usage: lead by the hand

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

χειραγωγέω, χειραγώγω; present passive participle χειραγωγούμενος; (χειραγωγός, which see; cf. χαλιναγωγέω); to lead by the hand: τινα, Act_9:8; Act_22:11. (Anacreon (), Diodorus, Plutarch, Lucian, Artemidorus Daldianus, others.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

χειραγωγέω cheiragōgeō 2x to lead by the hand, Act_9:8 ; Act_22:11

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

χειραγωγέω , -ῶ ( < χειραγωγός ), [in LXX : Jdg_16:26 A ( H3027 H2388 ), Tob_11:16 ΰ * ;] to lead by the hand: Act_9:8 ; Act_22:11 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

χειραγωγέω [page 687] lead by the hand, guide (Act. 9:8; Act. 22:11, cf. Jdg. 16:16 A, Tob. 11:16 ΰ ) : P Par 63 .55 (B.C. 164) (= P Petrlll. p. 22) ὥ [σ ]τε καὶ τὸν πάντων ἐπειρότατον ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν [τ ]ῶν πραγμάτ [ων ] χειραγωγούμενον , so that even the most inexperienced person in the world being guided by the facts themselves (Mahaffy). Cf. Musonius p. 70 .7 χειραγωγούντων τοὺς γονεῖς , and Ev. Petr. 9 τοῦ δὲ χειραγωγουμένου ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὑπερβαίνουσαν τοὺς οὐρανούς , and (the head) of him that was led by them overpassed the heavens.

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

χειραγωγέω χειρα^γωγέω, "to lead by the hand", absol., Luc.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

χειραγωγέω, -ῶ (χειραγωγός), [in LXX: Jdg.16:26 A (יָד חָזַק), Tob.11:16 א * ;] to lead by the hand: Act.9:8 22:11.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (2)

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