Luke 18:15:9Luke.18.15.W9TAB
ἅπτηται
haptētai
“he might touch”
- Transliteration
- HAP-tē-tai
- Extended
- HAP-teh-tai
- IPA
- /ˈhap.tɛː.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- he might touch
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
HAP-tē-tai
- sentence
pro-SE-phe-ron de au-TOI KAI ta BRE-phê HI-na au-TÔN HAP-tē-tai i-DON-tes de hoi ma-thê-TAI e-pe-TI-mon au-TOIS
Exegesis
A purpose clause follows, introduced by hina {ἵνα | hí-na}, with autōn {αὐτῶν | au-tōn} functioning as the genitive object of haptētai {ἅπτηται | hap-tē-tai}, yielding the sense ‘so that He might touch them’. The present subjunctive here expresses intended action rather than completed fact, emphasizing the desire for His touch.
Root and etymology
haptōalpha–pi–tau–omega
“to touch, fasten to”
In context — Luke 18:15
But they were also bringing the infants to Him so that He might touch them. When the disciples saw this, they were rebuking them.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:15:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 18:15, so the Greek word ἅπτηται (haptētai) 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 Luke.18.15.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.15.W9.S1) and character.