Hand - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
Hand
[ 1,,G5495, cheir ]the hand" (cp. Eng., "chiropody"), is used, besides its ordinary significance,
(a) in the idiomatic phrases, "by the hand of," "at the hand of," etc., to signify "by the agency of," Acts 5:12; Acts 7:35; Acts 17:25; Acts 14:3; Galatians 3:19 (cp. Leviticus 26:46); Revelation 19:2;
(b) metaphorically, for the power of God, e.g., Luke 1:66; Luke 23:46; John 10:28-John 10:29; Acts 11:21; Acts 13:11; Hebrews 1:10; Hebrews 2:7; Hebrews 10:31;
(c) by metonymy, for power, e.g., Matthew 17:22; Luke 24:7; John 10:39; Acts 12:11.