ΧΕΙΡΕΙ, χειρει
CHEIREI, cheirei
Sounds Like: kheh-REE
Translations: he attempts, he undertakes, he tries, he endeavors
From the root: ΧΕΙΡ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an inflection of the verb 'ἐπιχειρέω' (epicheireō), which means 'to put one's hand to,' 'to undertake,' 'to attempt,' or 'to endeavor.' It describes the action of someone making an effort or beginning to do something. It is often used in contexts where a person is trying to achieve a goal or carry out a plan.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Present Indicative, Active Voice
Strong’s number: G1945 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΕΙΡ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΕΙΡΑΣ — hands
- ΙΑΧΕΙΡΑΝ — hand, a hand
- ΤΑΣΧΕΙΡΑΣ — the hands
- ΤΗΣΧΕΙΡΟΣ — (of) the hand, (of) a hand
- ΧΕΙΡ — hand, a hand, power, agency, a means
- ΧΕΙΡʼ — hand, a hand, (of) hand, (to) hand, power, a power, (of) power, (to) power, agency, a agency, (of) agency, (to) agency
- ΧΕΙΡΑ — hand, a hand
- ΧΕΙΡΑʼ — hand, a hand, (with) hand, (by) hand, (into) hand, (to) hand
- ΧΕΙΡΑΙΣ — to hands, with hands, by hands, in hands
- ΧΕΙΡΑΙΣΤΑ — hands, with hands, by hands
- ΧΕΙΡΑΝ — hand, a hand
- ΧΕΙΡΑΣ — hands
- ΧΕΙΡΕ — hands, a hand
- ΧΕΙΡΕΣ — hands
- ΧΕΙΡΗ — hand, a hand
- ΧΕΙΡΙ — to hand, by hand, in hand, with hand, by the hand, in the hand, with the hand
- ΧΕΙΡΙΣΙ — to hands, with hands, by hands
- ΧΕΙΡΟ — of hand, of a hand, of the hand, by hand, with hand
- ΧΕΙΡΟΣ — of hand, of a hand, of the hand, of power, of authority, of control
- ΧΕΙΡΟΣΙ — (to) hand, (to) hands
- ΧΕΡ — hand, a hand, (of) hand, (to) hand
- ΧΕΡΑΙ — hands, (in) hands, (with) hands, (by) hands
- ΧΕΡΕΣ — hands
- ΧΕΡΙΝ — hand, a hand, (by) hand, (with) hand, (in) hand, (to) hand
- ΧΕΡΙΩ — hand, a hand, power, strength, might, a means, a person
- ΧΕΡΝΗΤΙΣ — spinner, handmaid, one who works with her hands, a spinner, a handmaid, a poor woman
- ΧΕΡΟΙΝ — to two hands, with two hands, in two hands
- ΧΕΡΟΝΤΩΝ — of hands
- ΧΕΡΣΙ — to hands, with hands, in hands
- ΧΕΡΣΙΝ — (to) hands, (with) hands, (in) hands, hands
- ΧΙΡ — hand, a hand, of hand, to hand
- ΧΙΡΑ — hand, a hand, power, strength, agency
- ΧΙΡΑʼ — of hand, of a hand, of a person, of a side, of a power, of a means
- ΧΙΡΑΕΣ — hands
- ΧΙΡΑΙΣ — hands, with hands, by hands
- ΧΙΡΑΝ — hand, a hand
- ΧΙΡΑΣ — hands, a hand
- ΧΙΡΕΙ — hand, a hand, by hand, with the hand, (in) the hand
- ΧΙΡΕΣ — hands, a hand
- ΧΙΡΙ — (to) hand, (by) hand, (in) hand, (with) hand, (by) means, (through) means
- ΧΙΡΟΝΕΣ — hands, a hand
- ΧΙΡΟΣ — of hand, of a hand, of a person's hand, of a person's power, of a person's agency
- ΧΙΡΟΥΣ — hands, (of) hands, (to) hands
- ΧΙΡΩ — of hands, hands
- ΧΙΡΩΝ — hands, of hands
- Χ‾Η‾ — hand, a hand, (of) hand, (to) hand
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