Luke 8:44:3Luke.8.44.W3TAB
ἥψατο
hêpsato
“touched”
- Transliteration
- HÊ-psa-to
- Extended
- HAY-psah-toh
- IPA
- /ˈhɛː.psa.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- touched
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
HÊ-psa-to
- sentence
pro-sel-THOU-sa O-pis-then HÊ-psa-to tou kras-PE-dou tou hi-ma-TI-ou au-TOU KAI pa-ra-KHRÊ-ma ES-tê hê RY-sis tou HAI-ma-tos au-TÊS
Exegesis
The main narrative verb hēpsato {ἥψατο | hḗ-psa-to} “she touched” stands in the aorist middle, emphasizing her deliberate, personally engaged contact.
Root and etymology
haptoalpha with rough breathing–pi–tau–omega
“to touch, to fasten”
In context — Luke 8:44
Having come from behind, she touched the fringe of His garment, and immediately the flow of her blood stopped.
About this coordinate
Luke 8:44:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 8:44, so the Greek word ἥψατο (hêpsato) 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.8.44.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.8.44.W3.S1) and character.