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Strong's G710 ἀριστερός (aristeros)

aristeros - 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 H710 — argevan (“purple”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G710
Language Greek
Linked Usages 57
Books 26

Strong's G710 Quick Answer

Strong's G710 ἀριστερός (aristeros) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. aristeros (ar-is-ter-os') adj. 1. the left hand (as second-best) [apparently a comparative of the superlative from G142, by way of G712] It has 57 linked Bible usages across 26 books. Visible English usage signals include left. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
aristeros (ar-is-ter-os') adj. 1. the left hand (as second-best) [apparently a comparative of the superlative from G142, by way of G712]
Usage
57 linked usages
Books
26 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
left

Meaning and Definition

aristeros (ar-is-ter-os') adj. 1. the left hand (as second-best) [apparently a comparative of the superlative from G142, by way of G712] KJV: left (hand) Root(s): G142 See also: G712

Original Word
ἀριστερός
Transliteration
aristeros
Derivation
Root: αἴρω R1: 142
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G710. 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

Usage: ἀριστερός, -ά, -όν [in LXX for שְׂמֹאול ;] left, on the left: ὅπλα, 2Co.6:7; ἡ ἀ.. (sc. χείρ), Mat.6:3; ἐξ ἀριστερῶν, on the left (MM, see word ): Mrk.10:37, Luk.23:33.† (AS)

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How Strong's G710 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render aristeros, 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 6:3

How Strong's G710 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. 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 48 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 G710 (ἀριστερός) appears 56 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G710 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 G710 in the New Testament

3 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 6:3 KJV

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

Luke 23:33 KJV

And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

2 Corinthians 6:7 KJV

By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

Strong's G710 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

48 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 13:9 Septuagint / Brenton

Lo! is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself from me; if thou goest to the left, I will go to the right, and if thou goest to the right, I will go to the left.

Genesis 14:15 Septuagint / Brenton

And he came upon them by night, he and his servants, and he smote them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is on the left of Damascus.

Genesis 24:49 Septuagint / Brenton

If then ye will deal mercifully and justly with my lord, tell me, and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.

Strong's G710 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 4:30 Septuagint / Brenton

and taking the crown from the king’s head, and setting it upon her own head; she also struck the king with her left hand.

Judith 2:21 Septuagint / Brenton

And they went forth of Nineveh three days’ journey toward the plain of Bectileth, and pitched from Bectileth near the mountain which is at the left hand of the upper Cilicia.

Tobit 1:2 Septuagint / Brenton

who in the time of Shalmaneser king of the Assyrians was led captive out of Thisbe, which is at the right hand of that city, which is called properly Naphtali in Galilee above Asher.

Usage Excerpts

First 57 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G710.

Genesis 13:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Lo! is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself from me; if thou goest to the left, I will go to the right, and if thou goest to the right, I will go to the left.
Genesis 14:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he came upon them by night, he and his servants, and he smote them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is on the left of Damascus.
Genesis 24:49 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If then ye will deal mercifully and justly with my lord, tell me, and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.
Genesis 48:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joseph took his two sons, both Ephraim in his right hand, but on the left of Israel, and Manasseh on his left hand, but on the right of Israel, and brought them near to him.
Genesis 48:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But Israel having stretched out his right hand, laid it on the head of Ephraim, and he was the younger; and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, guiding his hands crosswise.
Leviticus 14:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall take of the cup of oil, and shall pour it upon his own left hand.
Leviticus 14:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall dip with the finger of his right hand into some of the oil that is in his left hand, and he shall sprinkle with his finger seven times before the Lord.
Leviticus 14:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall pour of the oil on his own left hand.
Leviticus 14:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall sprinkle with the finger of his right hand some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the Lord.
Numbers 22:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the angel of the Lord went farther, and came and stood in a narrow place where it was impossible to turn to the right or the left.
Deuteronomy 2:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will pass through thy land: I will go by the road, I will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Deuteronomy 5:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall take heed to do as the Lord thy God commanded thee; ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left,
Deuteronomy 17:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt do according to the law and to the judgment which they shall declare to thee: thou shalt not swerve to the right hand or to the left from any sentence which they shall report to thee.
Deuteronomy 17:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, that he depart not from the commandments on the right hand or on the left; that he and his sons may reign long in his dominion among the children of Israel.
Deuteronomy 28:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not turn aside from any of the commandments, which I charge thee this day, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
Joshua 1:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Be strong, therefore, and quit thyself like a man, to observe and do as Moses my servant commanded thee; and thou shalt not turn therefrom to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest be wise in whatsoever thou mayest do.
Judges 3:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass as he arose, that Ehud stretched forth his left hand, and took the dagger off his right thigh, and plunged it into his belly;
Judges 5:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
She stretched forth her left hand to the nail, And her right hand to the workman’s hammer, And she smote Sisera with it, she nailed through his head and smote him; She nailed through his temples.
Judges 7:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the three companies sounded with the horns, and broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and in their right hands their horns to sound with; and they cried out, A sword for the Lord and for Gideon.
Judges 16:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samson took hold of the two pillars of the house on which the house stood, and leaned on them, and laid hold of one with his right hand, and the other with his left.
1 Kingdoms 6:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the cows went straight on the way to the way of Beth-shemesh, they went along one track; and labored, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left, and the lords of the Philistines went after it as far as the coasts of Beth-shemesh.
2 Kingdoms 2:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Asahel followed after Abner, and turned not to go to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.
2 Kingdoms 2:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abner said to him, Turn thou to the right hand or to the left, and lay hold for thyself on one of the young men, and take to thyself his armor: but Asahel would not turn back from following him.
2 Kingdoms 14:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab in all this matter with thee? and the woman said to the king, As thy soul lives, my lord, O king, there is no turning to the right hand or to the left from all that my lord the king has spoken; for thy servant Joab himself charged me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid.
3 Kingdoms 2:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.
3 Kingdoms 7:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and the sea was placed on the right side of the house eastward in the direction of the south.
3 Kingdoms 7:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he put the five candlesticks on the left, and five on the right in front of the oracle, being of pure gold, and the lampstands, and the lamps, and the snuffers of gold.
4 Kingdoms 22:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father; he turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
4 Kingdoms 23:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he brought up all the priests from the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests burned incense, from Geba even to Beersheba; and he pulled down the house of the gates that was by the door of the gate of Joshua the ruler of the city, on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.
1 Chronicles 6:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the sons of Merari their brethren on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
1 Chronicles 12:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and using the bow with the right hand and with the left, and slingers with stones, and shooters with bows. Of the brethren of Saul of Benjamin,
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 4:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he made ten lavers, and set five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them the instruments of the whole burnt offerings, and to rinse the vessels in them; and the sea was for the priests to wash in.
2 Chronicles 4:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he made the ten golden candlesticks according to their pattern, and he put them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.
2 Chronicles 18:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But he said, Not so. Hear ye the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven stood by on his right hand and on his left.
2 Chronicles 23:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he set the whole people, every man with his arms, from the right side of the house to the left side of the altar and the house, over against the king round about.
2 Chronicles 34:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
Nehemiah 8:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
Job 23:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When he wrought on the left hand, then I observed it not: His right hand shall encompass me but I shall not see it.
Ecclesiastes 10:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; But a fool’s heart at his left.
Isaiah 9:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But one shall turn aside to the right hand, for he shall be hungry; and shall eat on the left, and a man shall by no means be satisfied with eating the flesh of his own arm.
Isaiah 30:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and thine ears shall hear the words of them that went after thee to lead thee astray, who say, This is the way, let us walk in it, whether to the right or to the left.
Isaiah 54:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
spread forth thy tent yet to the right and the left: for thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and thou shalt make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
Ezekiel 1:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the likeness of their faces was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right to the four; and the face of a calf on the left to the four; and the face of an eagle to the four.
Ezekiel 4:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt lie upon thy left side, and lay the iniquities of the house of Israel upon it, according to the number of the hundred and fifty days during which thou shalt lie upon it: and thou shalt bear their iniquities.
Ezekiel 39:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will destroy thy bow out of thy left hand, and thine arrows out of thy right hand, and I will cast thee down on the mountains of Israel;
Daniel 12:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was over the water of the river, and he lifted up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by him that lives forever, that it should be for a time of times and half a time: when the dispersion is ended they shall know all these things.
Jonah 4:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and shall not I spare Nineveh, the great city, in which dwell more than twelve myriads of human beings, who do not know their right hand or their left hand; and also much cattle?
Matthew 6:3 New Testament, KJV
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
Luke 23:33 New Testament, KJV
And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
2 Corinthians 6:7 New Testament, KJV
By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
1 Esdras 4:30 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and taking the crown from the king’s head, and setting it upon her own head; she also struck the king with her left hand.
Judith 2:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And they went forth of Nineveh three days’ journey toward the plain of Bectileth, and pitched from Bectileth near the mountain which is at the left hand of the upper Cilicia.
Tobit 1:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
who in the time of Shalmaneser king of the Assyrians was led captive out of Thisbe, which is at the right hand of that city, which is called properly Naphtali in Galilee above Asher.
1 Maccabees 2:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
We will not hearken to the king’s words, to go from our religion, either on the right hand, or the left.
1 Maccabees 5:46 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now when they came unto Ephron (this was a great city in the way as they should go, very well fortified) they could not turn from it, either on the right hand or the left, but must needs pass through the midst of it.
1 Maccabees 9:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But when they of the left wing saw that they of the right wing were discomfited, they followed upon Judas and those that were with him hard at the heels from behind:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G710, grouped by book.

Genesis 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
2 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G710 FAQ

What does aristeros (ἀριστερός) mean?

Strong's G710 is a Greek entry for G710 ἀριστερός (aristeros). aristeros (ar-is-ter-os') adj. 1. the left hand (as second-best) [apparently a comparative of the superlative from G142, by way of G712]

How many times is aristeros (ἀριστερός) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 57 linked usages for Strong's G710 across 26 books.

Where can I study aristeros (ἀριστερός) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G710 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate aristeros (ἀριστερός)?

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 G710 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 48 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G710, with linked reader references where each row is available.