Eur.
;
a[gesqaiv ti ej" cei`ra"
Hdt
.;
ej" cei`ra" iJkevsqai tinov"
to fall into his
hands,
Il.;
ej" cei`ra" ejlqei`n, ijevnai tiniv
to come to
blows
or
close quarters
with,
Lat.
manum conserere cum aliquo
,
Aesch.
,
Soph.
;
Hdt.
expresses this by
ej" ceirw`n novmon ajpikevsqai
:—also,
eij" cei`ra" devcesqai
or
uJpomevnein
to await their charge,
Xen.
,
Thuc.
: —
ejk ceirov"
from near at hand, close,
Lat.
cominus
,
Xen.
:—
ejn cersivn
or
ejn ceiri; e[cein
, like
dia;ceiro;" e[cein
, to have
in hand, be engaged in,
Hdt
.,
Plat.
;
ejn cersiv
hand to hand,
Lat.
cominus
,
Thuc
.:—
kata; ceirov"
, of washing the hands before meals,
u{dwr kata; ceirov"
or
kata; ceiro;" u{dwr
(
sc.
ferevtw ti"
),
Ar.
:—
meta; cersi;n e[cein
between,
i.e.
in, the hands,
Il.; but,
meta; cei`ra" e[cein
to have
in hand,
be engaged in,
Hdt.
,
Thuc.
:—
pro; ceirw`n
close before one,
Soph
.,
Eur.
:—
pro;" cei`ra
at a sign
given by hand,
Soph
.:—
uJpo; cei`ra poiei`sqai
to bring
under ones power,
Xen
.;
cf.
uJpoceivrio"
.
III. to denote act or deed, as opp. to mere words, in pl. , e[pesin kai; cersi;n ajrhvxein Il.; cersivn te posivn te Ib.; cersi;n h] lovgw/ Soph .; mia`/ ceiriv single-handed, Dem .; ceiri; kai; podi; kai; pavsh/ dunavmei Aeschin .: —esp. of deeds of violence, pri;n ceirw`n geuvsasqai before we try force, Od.; ajdivkwn ceirw`n a[rcein to give the first blow, Xen.
IV. like Lat. manus , a body of men, a band, number, Hdt ., Thuc. ; pollh`/ c . Eur. ; oijkeiva ceivr , for cei;r oijketw`n , Id.
V.
ones
hand,
i.e.
handwriting,
N.T
.: also
a handiwork, a work of art,
sofai; cevre"
Anth.
VI.
of any implement resembling a hand:
1.
a kind of
gauntlet
or
target,
Xen.
2.
c. sidhra`
a
grappling-
iron,
grapnel,
Thuc.
ceiragwgevw
ceira±gwgevw , f. hvsw , to lead by the hand, absol ., Luc.
ceiragwgov"
ceir-a±gwgov" , oJ , one that leads by the hand, a leader, guide, N.T.
ceiraptavzw
ceir-aptavzw , f. avsw , ( a{ptw ) to touch with the hand, take in hand, handle, Hdt.
ceivressi
ceivressi , Ep. dat. pl. of ceivr .
ceiridwtov"
ceiridwtov" , ovn , having sleeves, sleeved, kiqw;n ceiridwtov" , worn by Asiatics, Hdt. ; cf. ejxwmiv" .
ceivrio"
ceivrio" , a, on , = uJpoceivrio" , in the hands, in the power or control, Eur .; mostly with a Verb, ceirivan ejfeiv" tini having left me as a captive to another, Soph. ; ceivrion labei`n tina to get him into ones power, Eur.
ceiriv"
ceiriv" , ivdo", hJ , ( ceivr ) a covering for the hand, a glove, Od., Xen. : also a covering for the arm, a loose sleeve, such as the Persians wore, Lat. manica , Hdt.
ceirodavi>kto"
ceiro-davi>kto" , on , ( dai?zw ) slain by hand, Soph.
ceirovdeikto"