What does ἁφή · σύνδεσμος mean in the Bible?
ἁφή · σύνδεσμος is a Greek phrase meaning "probably a ligament (as fastening)".
Greek · G860, G4886
ἁφῶν καὶ συνδέσμων
Probably a ligament (as fastening) · bond(age)
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ἁφή G860 probably a ligament (as fastening)
Pronunciation haphḗ
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σύνδεσμος G4886 bond(age)
Pronunciation sýndesmos
Binding force that holds things together, used metaphorically for spiritual realities like love and peace.
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What does ἁφῶν καὶ συνδέσμων (haphōn kai syndesmōn) mean in the Bible?
ἁφή · σύνδεσμος is a Greek phrase meaning "probably a ligament (as fastening)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G860, G4886?
G860, G4886 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. probably a ligament (as fastening)
Source Gloss
probably a ligament (as fastening)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Genitive (2) Number pattern Plural (1)
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Eph 4:16 1×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Col 2:19 1×
Word Origins
ἁφῶν καὶ συνδέσμων is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain