John 20:17:6John.20.17.W6TAB
ἅπτου,
haptoo
“cling to”
- Transliteration
- HAP-too
- Extended
- HAHP-too
- IPA
- /ˈhap.tuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- cling to
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
HAP-too
- phraseyour reading level
MÊ mou HAP-too
- clause
MÊ mou HAP-too OO-po gar a-na-BE-bê-ka pros ton pa-TÊ-ra
- sentence
LE-yei au-TEI ee-ay-SOOS MÊ mou HAP-too OO-po gar a-na-BE-bê-ka pros ton pa-TÊ-ra po-REU-oo de pros toos a-del-PHOOS mou kai ei-PE au-TOIS a-na-BAI-nô pros ton pa-TÊ-ra mou kai pa-TÊ-ra hy-MÔN kai the-ON mou kai the-ON hy-MÔN
Exegesis
The first clause, mē {Μή | mē} + haptou {ἅπτου | háp-tou}, is a prohibition built on the present imperative, so the force is continuous rather than a one-time action.
In context — John 20:17
Jesus said to her, “Do not keep grasping Me, for I have not yet gone up to the Father ; but go to My brothers and say to them, ‘I am going up to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’”
About this coordinate
John 20:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 20:17, so the Greek word ἅπτου, (haptoo) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.20.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.17.W6.S1) and character.