Greek · G681, G3088

ἅπτει λύχνον

To touch · a portable lamp or other illuminator (literally or figuratively)

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ἅπτω G681 to touch

Pronunciation háptō

Touch with power to fasten or grip; stronger than mere contact, implies significant connection or restraint.

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λύχνος G3088 a portable lamp or other illuminator (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation lýchnos

Portable lamp providing localized light; figuratively represents spiritual illumination, witnessing, or divine presence.

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What does ἅπτει λύχνον (haptei lychnon) mean in the Bible?

ἅπτω · λύχνος is a Greek phrase meaning "lights a lamp".

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What does ἅπτω · λύχνος mean in the Bible?

ἅπτω · λύχνος is a Greek phrase meaning "lights a lamp".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G681, G3088?

G681, G3088 is connected to 39 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. lights a lamp

Strong's G681, G3088

Lexical occurrences 39 verses Word forms 5 forms 39 references

Source Gloss

lights a lamp

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 5 Aligned forms 39 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Middle, Active

Tenses

Aorist Present

Voices

Middle Active

Indicative states a fact or reality 20×

Aorist Middle Matt 8:3 · Matt 8:15 · Matt 9:20 · Matt 9:29 · Matt 20:34 · Mark 1:41 · Mark 5:27 · Mark 5:30 · Mark 5:31 · Mark 7:33 · Luke 5:13 · Luke 7:14 · Luke 8:44 · Luke 8:46 · Luke 8:47 · Matt 14:36 17×

Present Middle Luke 7:39 · 1 John 5:18 2×

Present Active Luke 15:8 1×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 9×

Aorist Middle Matt 14:36 · Mark 3:10 · Mark 6:56 · Matt 9:21 · Mark 5:28 · Mark 8:22 · Mark 10:13 · Col 2:21 8×

Present Middle Luke 18:15 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 6×

Aorist Middle Matt 17:7 · Luke 8:45 · Luke 22:51 3×

Aorist Active Luke 8:16 · Luke 11:33 · Acts 28:2 3×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×

Present Middle Luke 6:19 · 1 Cor 7:1 2×

Imperative command or strong request 2×

Present Middle John 20:17 · 2 Cor 6:17 2×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing 1 participle 5

Tense

aorist 5 present 1

Voice

active 5 middle 1

Mood

participle 5 indicative 1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 17:7 ἁψάμενος aorist middle participle participle Luke 8:16 ἅψας aorist active participle participle Luke 11:33 ἅψας aorist active participle participle Luke 15:8 ἅπτει present active indicative ongoing Luke 22:55 περιαψάντων aorist active participle participle Acts 28:2 ἅψαντες aorist active participle participle

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)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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