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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 527. ἀπαλός (hapalos) -- Soft, tender</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/527.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/6-5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/527.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 527</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/526.htm" title="526">◄</a> 527. hapalos <a href="../greek/528.htm" title="528">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">hapalos: Soft, tender</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἁπαλός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>hapalos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>hah-pah-LOS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ap-al-os')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Soft, tender<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>soft, tender, as a shoot of a tree.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root ἁπαλ- (hapal-), which conveys the idea of softness or tenderness.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἁπαλός, similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words like רַךְ (rakh), meaning soft or tender, which is used in contexts such as describing a tender heart or gentle spirit.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek adjective ἁπαλός (hapalos) is used to describe something that is soft or tender, often in a physical sense. It can also imply gentleness or delicacy in a metaphorical sense. In the context of the New Testament, it may be used to describe physical attributes or to convey a sense of gentleness in character or demeanor.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of softness or tenderness could be associated with both positive and negative connotations. Positively, it might describe the desirable qualities of gentleness and compassion. Negatively, it could imply weakness or lack of fortitude. In the Greco-Roman world, where strength and resilience were often prized, the use of ἁπαλός might carry nuanced implications depending on the context.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>tender<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>tender (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 527: ἁπαλός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἁπαλός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἁπαλή</span>, <span class="greek2">ἁπαλόν</span>, <span class="accented">tender</span>: of the branch of a tree, when full of sap, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/24-32.htm">Matthew 24:32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/13-28.htm">Mark 13:28</a>. (From <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>tender. <p>Of uncertain derivation; soft -- tender. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>απαλή απαλόν απαλος απαλός ἁπαλὸς απαλότητα απαλότητος απαλούς απαλυνεί απαλωθή απαλώτερα απαναίνου απημαυρώθησαν απηναισχύντησας απηνήνατο ηπαλύνθη ηπαλύνθησαν apalos hapalos hapalòs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/24-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 24:32</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῆς γένηται <b>ἁπαλὸς</b> καὶ τὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> become <span class="itali">tender</span> and puts forth<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is yet <span class="itali">tender,</span> and putteth forth<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/24-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of it is become <span class="itali">tender</span> and the<p><b><a href="/text/mark/13-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 13:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κλάδος αὐτῆς <b>ἁπαλὸς</b> γένηται καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> become <span class="itali">tender</span> and puts forth<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is yet <span class="itali">tender,</span> and putteth forth<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/13-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> branch of it <span class="itali">tender</span> is become and<p><b><a href="/greek/527.htm">Strong's Greek 527</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_527.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/apalos_527.htm">ἁπαλὸς — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/526.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="526"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="526" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/528.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="528"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="528" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>