Found “54 times in the NT, most frequently in Matthew (12 times), Mark (7 times), Luke (6 times), Acts (7 times), Hebrews (5 times), and Revelation (9 times)”, the Greek adjective “dexios” meant “right.” This adjective described the “right hand,” the “right side,” etc. Jesus spoke about the “right eye” (Mt.
5:29), the “right hand” (Mt. 5:30), and the “right cheek” (Mt. 5:39).Exalting the right hand or side “is rooted ultimately in the dominating role of of the right hand as the one that is normally more active and thus more adroit and more powerful” (Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament, 1:286).