ἁφή
haphē · joint, ligament
Greek word · Strong’s number G860 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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haphē (ἁφή) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “joint, ligament”.
Joint, the link that binds the parts of the body together.
How to say it
ha·phē
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The connection between two parts of the body that holds them together.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- joint ×1
- joints ×1
Where it appears
- Ephesians 4:16
from whom the whole body, joined together and held together by every joint of supply, according to the working in the measure of each part, makes the growth of the body for its own building up in love.
- Colossians 2:19
and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, supplied and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with the growth of God.