Greek · Strong's G5496
χειραγωγέω
cheiragogeokhi-rag-ogue-eh'-o
to be a hand-leader, i.e. to guide (a blind person)
1890 spelling: cheiragōgéō
- χ600
- ε5
- ι10
- ρ100
- α1
- γ3
- ω800
- γ3
- ε5
- ω800
Isopsephy 2,327
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to be a hand-leader, i.e. to guide (a blind person)
Rendered in the KJV as
lead by the hand.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- χειραγωγούμενος1
- χειραγωγοῦντες1
How it is rendered · 2
- being led by the hand1
- Leading by the hand1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
- verb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
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- V-PAP-NPM · 1
- V-PPP-NSM · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 9:8χειραγωγοῦντεςcheiragōgountesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralSaul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.here: Leading by the hand
- Acts 22:11χειραγωγούμενοςcheiragōgoumenosverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBecause the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.here: being led by the hand