Meaning
an adjective, used (a) of "the right" as opposite to the left, e.g., Mat 1:5-30, Rev 10:5, RV, "right hand;" in connection with armor (figuratively), 2Co 6:7; with en, followed by the dative plural, Mar 16:5; with ek, and the genitive plural, e.g., Mat 1:25-34, Luk 1:11; (b) of giving the "right hand" of fellowship, Gal 2:9, betokening the public expression of approval by leaders at Jerusalem of the course pursued by Paul and Barnabas among the Gentiles; the act was often the sign of a pledge, e.g. 2Ki 10:15, 1Ch 29:24, marg.; Ezr 10:19, Eze 17:18; figuratively, Lam 5:6; it is often so used in the papyri; (c) metaphorically of "power" or "authority," Act 2:33; with ek, signifying "on," followed by the genitive plural, Mat 26:64, Mar 14:62, Heb 1:13; (d) similarly of "a place of honor in the messianic kingdom," Mat 20:21, Mar 10:37.
