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Strong's G2176 εὐώνυμος (euonymos)

euonumos - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2176 — zimrath (“song”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2176
Language Greek
Linked Usages 29
Books 16

Strong's G2176 Quick Answer

Strong's G2176 εὐώνυμος (euonumos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. euonumos (yoo-o'-noo-mos) adj. 1. (properly) well-named (good-omened), i.e. the left (which was the lucky side among the pagan Greeks) 2. (neuter as adverbial) at the left hand It has 29 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include left. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
euonumos (yoo-o'-noo-mos) adj. 1. (properly) well-named (good-omened), i.e. the left (which was the lucky side among the pagan Greeks) 2. (neuter as adverbial) at the left hand
Usage
29 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
left

Meaning and Definition

euonumos (yoo-o'-noo-mos) adj. 1. (properly) well-named (good-omened), i.e. the left (which was the lucky side among the pagan Greeks) 2. (neuter as adverbial) at the left hand [from G2095 and G3686] KJV: (on the) left Root(s): G2095, G3686

Original Word
εὐώνυμος
Transliteration
euonumos
Derivation
Root: ὄνομα R1: 2095 R2: 3686
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2176. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

left/south

Usage: εὐώνυμος, -ον (εὖ, ὄνομα), [in LXX chiefly for שְׂמֹאול ;] __1. of good name or omen. __2. Euphemistic for ἀριστερός, left: Act.21:3, Rev.10:2; ἐξ εὐωνύμων, on the left: Mat.20:21, 23 25:33, 41 27:38, Mrk.10:40 15:27.† (AS)

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How Strong's G2176 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render euonumos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

left Matthew 20:21 10×

How Strong's G2176 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2176 (εὐώνυμος) appears 19 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2176 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2176 in the New Testament

10 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 20:21 KJV

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, in thy kingdom.

Matthew 20:23 KJV

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, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.

Matthew 25:33 KJV

And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

Strong's G2176 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 14:22 Septuagint / Brenton

And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry land, and the water of it was a wall on the right hand and a wall on the left.

Exodus 14:29 Septuagint / Brenton

But the children of Israel went along dry land in the midst of the sea, and the water was to them a wall on the right hand, and a wall on the left.

Numbers 20:17 Septuagint / Brenton

We will pass through thy land: we will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards, nor will we drink water out of thy cistern: we will go by the king’s highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left, until we have passed thy borders.

Strong's G2176 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 9:44 Septuagint / Brenton

and upon his left hand Pedaiah, and Mishael, Malchijah, Lothasubus, Nabariah, Zechariah.

1 Maccabees 6:45 Septuagint / Brenton

wherefore he ran upon him courageously through the midst of the battle, slaying on the right hand and on the left, so that they were divided from him on both sides.

Usage Excerpts

First 29 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2176.

Exodus 14:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry land, and the water of it was a wall on the right hand and a wall on the left.
Exodus 14:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the children of Israel went along dry land in the midst of the sea, and the water was to them a wall on the right hand, and a wall on the left.
Numbers 20:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
We will pass through thy land: we will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards, nor will we drink water out of thy cistern: we will go by the king’s highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left, until we have passed thy borders.
Joshua 13:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
from the wilderness before Egypt, as far as the borders of Ekron on the left of the Canaanites the land is reckoned to the five principalities of the Philistines, to the inhabitant of Gaza, and of Ashdod, and of Ashkelon, and of Gath, and of Ekron, and to the Avvim;
Joshua 23:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Do ye therefore strive diligently to observe and do all things written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not to the right hand or to the left;
2 Kingdoms 16:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and cast stones at David, and at all the servants of King David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on the right and left hand of the king.
3 Kingdoms 22:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Micaiah said, Not so, it is not I: hear the word of the Lord; it is not so. I saw the God of Israel sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven stood about him on his right hand and on his left.
4 Kingdoms 11:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the footmen stood each with his weapon in his hand from the right corner of the house to the left corner of the house, by the altar and the house round about the king.
2 Chronicles 3:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right hand and the other on the left: and he called the name of the one on the right hand, Stability, and the name of the one on the left, Strength.
2 Chronicles 4:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he made ten tables, and put them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left: and he made a hundred golden bowls.
Song of Solomon 2:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His left hand shall be under my head, And his right hand shall embrace me.
Song of Solomon 8:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His left hand should be under my head, And his right hand should embrace me.
Ezekiel 16:46 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Your elder sister who dwells on thy left hand is Samaria, she and her daughters: and thy younger sister, that dwells on thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.
Ezekiel 21:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And do thou go on, sharpen thyself on the right and on the left whithersoever thy face may set itself.
Zechariah 4:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and two olive trees above it, one on the right of the bowl, and one on the left.
Zechariah 4:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I answered, and said to him, What are these two olive trees, which are on the right and left hand of the candlestick?
Zechariah 12:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In that day I will make the captains of thousands of Judah as a firebrand among wood, and as a torch of fire in stubble; and they shall devour on the right hand and on the left all the nations round about: and Jerusalem shall dwell again by herself, even in Jerusalem.
Matthew 20:21 New Testament, KJV
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, in thy kingdom.
Matthew 20:23 New Testament, KJV
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, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
Matthew 25:33 New Testament, KJV
And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
Matthew 25:41 New Testament, KJV
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Matthew 27:38 New Testament, KJV
Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
Mark 10:37 New Testament, KJV
They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.
Mark 10:40 New Testament, KJV
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.
Mark 15:27 New Testament, KJV
And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
Acts 21:3 New Testament, KJV
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.
Revelation 10:2 New Testament, KJV
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,
1 Esdras 9:44 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and upon his left hand Pedaiah, and Mishael, Malchijah, Lothasubus, Nabariah, Zechariah.
1 Maccabees 6:45 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
wherefore he ran upon him courageously through the midst of the battle, slaying on the right hand and on the left, so that they were divided from him on both sides.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2176, grouped by book.

Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 5 usages, New Testament
Mark 3 usages, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2176 FAQ

What does euonymos (εὐώνυμος) mean?

Strong's G2176 is a Greek entry for G2176 εὐώνυμος (euonumos). euonumos (yoo-o'-noo-mos) adj. 1. (properly) well-named (good-omened), i.e. the left (which was the lucky side among the pagan Greeks) 2. (neuter as adverbial) at the left hand

How many times is euonymos (εὐώνυμος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 29 linked usages for Strong's G2176 across 16 books.

Where can I study euonymos (εὐώνυμος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2176 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate euonymos (εὐώνυμος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as left. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2176 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 17 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2176, with linked reader references where each row is available.