Latin core word #306 · noun · 51 times in the New Testament
dextra
DEKS-trahdextra (dextera), dextrae, f. — right hand; right side
- 1st declension; the Clementine text mostly writes dextera.
- ā dextrīs ‘at the right (hand)’; sedet ad dexteram Deī.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
1st declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dextra / dextera | dextrae / dexterae |
| Genitive | dextrae / dexterae | dextrārum / dexterārum |
| Dative | dextrae / dexterae | dextrīs / dexterīs |
| Accusative | dextram / dexteram | dextrās / dexterās |
| Ablative | dextrā / dexterā | dextrīs / dexterīs |
| Vocative | dextra / dextera | dextrae / dexterae |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 32, Mark 16:5.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 330 · open the PDF here