ἁφή

Dictionary

ἁφή, ῆς, ἡ

Greek transliteration

haphē

Simplified transliteration

haphe

Strong's number

860

GK Number

913

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

n-1b

Gloss

ligament, joint

Definition

a fastening; a ligament, by which the different members are connected, commissure, joint, Eph. 4:16; Col. 2:19*

Ephesians 4:16	from whom the whole body, joined and brought together by every supporting ligament (haphēs \| ἁφῆς \| gen sg fem), according to the working of each individual part, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
Colossians 2:19	That person is not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its joints (haphōn \| ἁφῶν \| gen pl fem) and ligaments, nourished and held together grows with a growth that is from God.

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