adjective
hapalos
Greekἁπαλός (hapalos)
Strong’sG527
tender
stem hapal-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀπαλός, -ή, -όν,
[in LXX for רַךְ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G527 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-al-os'
soft
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamestender.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hapalos2×ἁπαλὸς | hapalas | hapalem | hapalois | hapalais | hapaleim |
| object accusative | hapalon | hapalan | hapaloin | hapalain | ||
| direct address vocative | hapalor | hapalar | hapaloir | hapalair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | hapalou | hapalau | hapaleu | hapaloiu | hapalaiu | hapaleiu |
| to, for dative | hapalo | hapala | hapale | hapaloi | hapalai | hapalei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hapal is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
hapalos“tender”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 24:32“tender”Apo de tau sukau mathavar tan parabolan; hotan ēdē tos klados autau gineteia hapalos kai teim fulleim ekfuateiō, gnōskavō hoti engus tem therem;Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
Mark 13:28“tender”Apo de tau sukau mathavar tan parabolan; hotan ēdē tos klados autau hapalos gineteia kai ekfuateiō teim fulleim, gnōskavō hoti engus tem therem atō;Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.