Strong's Number G2176

εὐώνυμος

euonumos · yoo-o'-noo-mos

Transliteration:

euonumos{yoo-o'-noo-mos}

Word Origin:

from 2095 and 3686

Part of Speech:

adjective

Strong's Definition:

properly, well-named (good-omened), i.e. the left (which was the lucky side among the pagan Greeks); neuter as adverbial, at the left hand

Usage in the KJV:

left 9, on the left hand 1, left foot 1

Total: 10
Occurs 9 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

of good name and of good omen
1. in the latter sense used in taking auguries; but those omens were euphemistically called "euonumos" which in fact were regarded as unlucky, i.e. which came from the left, sinister omens, (for which a good name was desired)
left, on the left hand