Quick Definition
ἁπαλός, ή, όν Adj tender
Strong's Definition
of uncertain derivation; soft
KJV Usage: tender
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἁπαλός, -7, -dv, tender: of the branch of a tree, when full of sap, Mt. xxiv. 32; Mk. xiii. 28. [From Hom. down. ]
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἁπαλός hapalos 2x
soft, tender, Mt. 24:32; Mk. 13:28*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἀπαλός, -ή, -όν,
[in LXX for רַךְ;]
tender: Mt 24:32, Mk 13:28.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἁπαλός (hapalos) — tender. ἁπᾰλός, ή, όν, soft to the touch, tender: in [Refs 8th c.BC+] mostly of the human body, ἁπαλὴν ὑπὸ δειρήν[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἁ. τέ σφ᾽ ἦτορ ἀπηύρα, i. e. the life of young animals,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; of persons, delicate, παῖδες[Refs 7th c.BC+]; of flowers, ἄνθρυσκα [Refs]; rare in Trag., and only in Lyric poetry, παρειά[Refs 5th c.BC+]; so in Prose, ἁ. ψυχή[Refs 5th c.BC+]; of raw fruit, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of tender meat, [Refs]; soft-boiled, of eggs, [Refs 5th c.AD+]; of a gentle fire, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II. metaphorically, soft, gentle, ἁπαλὸν γελάσαι laugh gently, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἁ. δίαιτα soft, delicate, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. εἴσπλους λιμένος, opposed to τραχύς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]adverb ἁπαλῶς, ὀπτᾶν to roast moderately, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: comparative ἁπαλωτέρως, ἅπτεσθαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. in bad sense, soft, weak, ὡς ἁ. καὶ λευκὸς [οἶνος] [Refs 5th c.BC+]. [ᾰπᾰλο; for καλάμῳ.. ὑπᾱπάλῳ, in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]