Matthew 14:36:6Matt.14.36.W6TAB
ἅψωνται
hapsôntai
“might touch”
- Transliteration
- HA-psôn-tai
- Extended
- HA-psôn-tai
- IPA
- /ˈha.psɔːn.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- might touch
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
HA-psôn-tai
- clause
KAI pa-re-KA-loon au-TON HI-na MO-non HA-psôn-tai TOU kras-PE-doo TOU hi-ma-TI-oo au-TOO
- sentence
KAI pa-re-KA-loon au-TON HI-na MO-non HA-psôn-tai TOU kras-PE-doo TOU hi-ma-TI-oo au-TOO KAI HO-soi HÊ-psan-to di-e-SÔ-thê-san
Exegesis
The hina {ἵνα | hí-na} purpose construction hina monon hapsōntai {ἵνα μόνον ἅψωνται | hí-na mó-non há-psōn-tai} frames a single, decisive act of touching, with the aorist subjunctive hapsōntai signaling minimal requirement.
In context — Matthew 14:36
And they were begging Him that they might only touch the fringe of His garment, and as many as touched it were completely healed.
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:36:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 14:36, so the Greek word ἅψωνται (hapsôntai) 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 Matt.14.36.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.36.W6.S1) and character.