What does ἀπαλός (apalós) mean in the Bible?
ἀπαλός (apalós) is a Greek word meaning "soft".
Greek · G527
ἀπαλός
Soft
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ἀπαλόςG527
Pronunciationapalós
What does ἀπαλός (apalós) mean in the Bible?
ἀπαλός (apalós) is a Greek word meaning "soft".
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How does the BSB render G527?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include tender (2).
Where does ἀπαλός (apalós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 24:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ittender2×Matthew 24:32, Mark 13:28
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 24:32
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Matthew1Mark1
Source forms
ἁπαλὸς2xhapalosMatthew 24:32, Mark 13:28
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular2xMatthew 24:32, Mark 13:28
Evidence Summary
Greek word. soft
Source Gloss
soft
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 24:32Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ἁπαλός,apalov
tender
Read verseMark 13:28Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ἁπαλὸςapalov
tender
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Word Origins
ἀπαλός is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.