Greek · G1147, G4379 · unreviewed

ἑνὶ τῶν δακτύλων ὑμῶν οὐ προσψαύετε

A finger · to touch

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δάκτυλος G1147 a finger
Pronunciation dáktylos
Literal finger or metaphorically God's power and agency in miraculous intervention and judgment
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προσψαύω G4379 to touch
Pronunciation prospsaúō
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What does ἑνὶ τῶν δακτύλων ὑμῶν οὐ προσψαύετε (heni tōn daktylōn hymōn ou prospsauete) mean in the Bible?

δάκτυλος · προσψαύω is a Greek word meaning "you do not touch with one of your fingers".

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Meaning

you do not touch with one of your fingers
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Luke 11:46
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Luke 16:24
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 23:4 · Luke 11:20
Accusative · Singular · Masculine John 20:25 · John 20:27
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Mark 7:33
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing 1
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1

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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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