What does δάκτυλος · προσψαύω mean in the Bible?
δάκτυλος · προσψαύω is a Greek phrase meaning "you do not touch with one of your fingers".
Greek · G1147, G4379
ἑνὶ τῶν δακτύλων ὑμῶν οὐ προσψαύετε
A finger · to touch
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δάκτυλοςG1147a finger
Pronunciationdáktylos
Literal finger or metaphorically God's power and agency in miraculous intervention and judgment
Open lexicon entry →προσψαύωG4379to touch
Pronunciationprospsaúō
Open lexicon entry →What does ἑνὶ τῶν δακτύλων ὑμῶν οὐ προσψαύετε (heni tōn daktylōn hymōn ou prospsauete) mean in the Bible?
δάκτυλος · προσψαύω is a Greek phrase meaning "you do not touch with one of your fingers".
Full entry for ἑνὶ τῶν δακτύλων ὑμῶν οὐ προσψαύετε (G1147, G4379) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1147, G4379?
G1147, G4379 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. you do not touch with one of your fingers
Source Gloss
you do not touch with one of your fingers
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns5Aligned forms7Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternSingular (5)
Genitive · Plural · MasculineLuke 11:461×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineLuke 16:241×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 23:4 · Luke 11:202×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineJohn 20:25 · John 20:272×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMark 7:331×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἑνὶ τῶν δακτύλων ὑμῶν οὐ προσψαύετε is built from this root: