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χείρ
KHEER
hand
noun, f., 3rd declension
Appears 177× in the Greek New Testament — common.

In the New Testament

Chiropractor = χείρ + πράσσω (hand-doer). Surgery = from χειρουργία.

Memory Hook

KHEER — KI-ro-practor uses their HANDS — χείρ = hand.

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