Quick Definition
δάκτυλος, ου, ὁ n.m. a finger
Strong's Definition
a finger
Derivation: probably from G1176 (δέκα);
KJV Usage: finger
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -ου | δείκνυμι
8.34 · Body, Body Parts, and Body Products · Parts of the Body
finger one of the five long and slender projections of the human hand, used for writing, pointing, grasping, and other activities Though it may seem quite logical to speak of ‘writing with the finger’ (JHN 8:6), in some languages one is required to speak of ‘writing with the hand.’ Similarly, in MAT 23:4 the idiom ‘to lift a finger’ is more satisfactorily expressed as ‘to lift a hand.’ Expressions such as ‘to lift the hand’ and ‘to lift the finger’ must be carefully studied for their idiomatic significance, for ‘to lift the hand’ may mean ‘to release something,’ while ‘to lift the finger’ may be a lewd gesture.
In a number of languages the expression ‘to lift a finger’ (MAT 23:4) may be best rendered as ‘to do a thing to help’ or ‘to help in any way.’ For δάκτυλος θεοῦ ‘the finger of God’ (LUK 11:20), see 76.3.
MAT 23:4 · MRK 7:33 · LUK 11:46 · LUK 16:24 · JHN 8:6 · JHN 20:25 · JHN 20:27
76.3 · Power, Force
power power as an expression of the activity of a person or supernatural being In some languages there is no abstract term for ‘power.’ The equivalent of doing something by the power of someone is ‘someone makes it possible to do’ or, in a figurative sense, ‘someone gives strength to do.’
1 It is possible that χείρ[c], βραχίων, and δάκτυλος[b] in the figurative sense of power of an individual differ somewhat in meaning one from the other, but it is impossible to determine this on the basis of existing contexts.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
δάκτυλος, -ov, ὁ, [fr. Batrach. 45 and Hdt. down], a Jinger: Mt. xxiii. 4; Lk. xi. 46; xvi. 24; Mk. vii. 33; Jn. viii. 6 Rec.; xx. 25,27; ἐν δακτύλῳ θεοῦ, by the power of God, divine eflicieney by which something is made visible to men, Lk. xi. 20 (Mt. xii. 28 ἐν πνεύματι θεοῦν; Ex. viii. 19, [cf. xxxi. 18; Ps. viii. 41.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
δάκτυλος daktylos 8x
a finger, Mt. 23:4; Mk. 7:33; from Hebrew, power, Lk. 11:20
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
δάκτυλος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for אֶצְבַּע ;]
a finger: Mt 23:4, Mk 7:33, Lk 11:46 16:24, Jo 8:6, 8 20:25, 27; metaph., δ. θεοῦ (cf. Ex 8:19), Lk 11:20.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
δάκτυλος. P Amh II. rro® (a.b. 75) οὐλὴ δακτύλῳ μικρῷ χειρὸϊ ς] ἀριστερᾶς, so P Fay 927. 1° (a.p, 126), P Grenf IT. 469 (a.p. 137), etc. P Lond 464% (iv/a.p.) (=I. p. 80) τὸν ἰδαῖον τῆς ἀριστερᾶς σου χειρὸς δάκτυλον is a reference to mythical magicians, the Δάκτυλοι ᾿Ιδαῖοι, whose name is transferred to one of the fingers. With Lk 11?° cf. the ostracon charm of the late Empire, cited by Deissmann Z4Z, p. 309, . ἐξορκίζω κατὰ Tod δακτύλου τοῦ θεοῦ, elva μὴ ἀναχάνη αὐτῷ, “1 adjure . . . by the finger of the god that he open not his mouth to him.” The word is found as a measure of length in the new classical fragment P Oxy IV. 669 (iii/A.D.) : cf, the use of δακτυλιστής in P Fay 1121} (a.p. 99), where the editors suggest ‘‘ measurer” as a possible meaning, and similarly in P Amh 11. 126% (early ii/a.p.). MGr is δάχτυλο.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
δάκτυλος (daktulos) — finger. δάκτῠλος, ὁ, poetry plural δάκτυλα [Refs 4th c.BC+]: -finger, ἐπὶ δακτύλων συμβάλλεσθαι τοὺς μῆνας to reckon on the fingers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]the thumb, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. οἱ δ. τῶν ποδῶν the toes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; and, without ποδός, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ μέσος δ. of a monkey, [Refs]; ὁ μείζων δ. the great toe, [Refs 1st c.AD+]. b. of the toes of beasts, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of birds, [Refs]
II. a measure of length, finger's breadth, = about 7/10 of an inch, [Refs 7th c.BC+]: Astron., digit, i.e. twelfth part of the sun's or moon's apparent diameter, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III. metrical foot, dactyl, -?~X ?~X, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. κατ᾽ ἵαμβον, diiambus, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
III.2. δάκτυλοι, οἱ, a dance, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
IV. date, fruit of the φοῖνιξ, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
IV.2. kind of grape, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
IV.3. ={ἄγρωστις}, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
V. Δάκτυλοι Ἰδαῖοι mythical wizards and craftsmen in Crete (or Phrygia, [Refs 1st c.BC+], attached to the cult of Rhea Cybele, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
V.2. δ. Ἰδαῖοι, ={γλυκυσίδη}, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
V.2. b fossil found in Crete, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
VI. δ. θεοῦ the hand of God, [LXX+NT] compare Boeotian dialect δακκύλιος [Refs]; δατ- = d[ngnull]t, cf. Sanskrit a-datkas 'toothless'.)