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Strong's G1147 δάκτυλος (daktylos)

Daktylos means “finger” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1147 — binyan (“building”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1147
Language Greek
Linked Usages 45
Books 20

Strong's G1147 Quick Answer

Strong's G1147 δάκτυλος (daktulos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. daktulos (dak'-too-los) n. 1. a finger [probably from G1176] It has 45 linked Bible usages across 20 books. Visible English usage signals include finger and fingers. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
daktulos (dak'-too-los) n. 1. a finger [probably from G1176]
Usage
45 linked usages
Books
20 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
finger and fingers

Meaning and Definition

daktulos (dak'-too-los) n. 1. a finger [probably from G1176] KJV: finger Root(s): G1176

Original Word
δάκτυλος
Transliteration
daktulos
Derivation
Root: δέκα R1: 1176
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1147. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

finger

Usage: δάκτυλος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for אֶצְבַּע ;] a finger: Mat.23:4, Mrk.7:33, Luk.11:46 16:24, Jhn.8:6, 8 20:25, 27; metaphorically, δ. θεοῦ (cf. Exo.8:19), Luk.11:20.† (AS)

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How Strong's G1147 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render daktulos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

finger Luke 11:20 fingers Matthew 23:4

How Strong's G1147 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 33 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1147 (δάκτυλος) appears 40 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1147 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1147 in the New Testament

8 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 23:4 KJV

For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

Mark 7:33 KJV

And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;

Luke 11:20 KJV

But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

Strong's G1147 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

33 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 8:15 Septuagint / Brenton

So the charmers said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God. But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he hearkened not to them, as the Lord said.

Exodus 29:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt take of the blood of the calf, and put it on the horns of the altar with thy finger, but all the rest of the blood thou shalt pour out at the foot of the altar.

Exodus 31:18 Septuagint / Brenton

And he gave to Moses when he left off speaking to him in Mount Sinai the two tables of testimony, tables of stone written upon with the finger of God.

Strong's G1147 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

4 Maccabees 10:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And they dragged round his fingers, and his arms, and his legs, and his ankles.

4 Maccabees 10:7 Septuagint / Brenton

And not being able by any means to strangle him, they tore off his skin, together with the extreme tips of his fingers, flayed him, and then haled him to the wheel;

4 Maccabees 15:15 Septuagint / Brenton

She beheld her children’s flesh dissolving around the fire; and their extremities quivering on the ground, and the flesh of their heads dropped forward down to their beards, like masks.

Usage Excerpts

First 45 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1147.

Exodus 8:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So the charmers said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God. But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he hearkened not to them, as the Lord said.
Exodus 29:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt take of the blood of the calf, and put it on the horns of the altar with thy finger, but all the rest of the blood thou shalt pour out at the foot of the altar.
Exodus 31:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he gave to Moses when he left off speaking to him in Mount Sinai the two tables of testimony, tables of stone written upon with the finger of God.
Leviticus 4:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall dip his finger into the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, over against the holy veil.
Leviticus 4:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall dip his finger into some of the blood of the calf, and shall sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.
Leviticus 4:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall put some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger on the horns of the altar of whole burnt offering; and he shall pour out all its blood by the bottom of the altar of whole burnt offerings.
Leviticus 4:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall take of its blood with his finger, and shall put it on the horns of the altar of whole burnt offerings; and all its blood he shall pour forth by the foot of the altar.
Leviticus 4:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and shall put it on the horns of the altar of whole burnt offerings, and he shall pour out all its blood by the bottom of the altar of whole burnt offering.
Leviticus 8:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood, and put it on the horns of the altar round about with his finger; and he purified the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make atonement upon it.
Leviticus 9:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger into the blood, and put it on the horns of the altar, and he poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar.
Leviticus 14:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall dip with the finger of his right hand into some of the oil that is in his left hand, and he shall sprinkle with his finger seven times before the Lord.
Leviticus 14:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall sprinkle with the finger of his right hand some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the Lord.
Leviticus 16:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall take of the blood of the calf, and sprinkle with his finger on the mercy seat eastward: before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle seven times of the blood with his finger.
Leviticus 16:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall sprinkle some of the blood upon it seven times with his finger, and shall purge it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
Deuteronomy 9:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord gave me the two tables of stone written with the finger of God, and on them there had been written all the words which the Lord spoke to you in the mountain in the day of the assembly.
2 Kingdoms 21:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there was yet a battle in Gath: and there was a man of stature, and the fingers of his hands and the toes of his feet were six on each, four and twenty in number: and he also was born to Rapha.
3 Kingdoms 7:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he cast the two pillars for the porch of the house: eighteen cubits was the height of each pillar, and a circumference of fourteen cubits encompassed it, even the thickness of the pillar: the flutings were four fingers wide, and thus was the other pillar formed.
1 Chronicles 20:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there was again war in Gath, and there was a man of extraordinary size, and his fingers and toes were six on each hand and foot, four and twenty; and he was descended from the giants.
2 Chronicles 10:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the young men that had been brought up with him spoke to him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak to the people that spoke to thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and do thou lighten somewhat of it from us; thus shalt thou say, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.
Job 29:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the great men ceased speaking, And laid their finger on their mouth.
Psalms 8:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For I will regard the heavens, the work of thy fingers; The moon and stars, which thou hast established.
Psalms 143:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Psalm of David concerning Goliath. Blessed be the Lord my God, Who instructs my hands for battle, And my fingers for war.
Psalms 151:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My hands formed a musical instrument, And my fingers tuned a psaltery.
Proverbs 6:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And teaches with the beckonings of his fingers.
Proverbs 7:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And write them on the table of thy heart.
Song of Solomon 5:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I rose up to open to my kinsman; My hands dropped myrrh, My fingers choice myrrh, On the handles of the lock.
Isaiah 2:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the land is filled with abominations, even the works of their hands; and they have worshiped the works which their fingers made.
Isaiah 17:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall not at all trust in their altars, nor in the works of their hands, which their fingers made; and they shall not look to the trees, nor to their abominations.
Isaiah 59:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with sins; your lips also have spoken iniquity, and your tongue meditates unrighteousness.
Jeremiah 52:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And as for the pillars, the height of one pillar was thirty-five cubits; and a line of twelve cubits compassed it round; and the thickness of it all round was four fingers.
Daniel 2:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whereas thou sawest the feet and the toes, part of earthenware and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet there shall be in it of the strength of iron, as thou sawest the iron mixed with earthenware.
Daniel 2:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whereas the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of earthenware, part of the kingdom shall be strong, and part of it shall be broken.
Daniel 5:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote in front of the lamp on the plaster of the wall of the king’s house: and the king saw the knuckles of the hand that wrote.
Matthew 23:4 New Testament, KJV
For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
Mark 7:33 New Testament, KJV
And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
Luke 11:20 New Testament, KJV
But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
Luke 11:46 New Testament, KJV
And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
Luke 16:24 New Testament, KJV
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
John 8:6 New Testament, KJV
This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
John 20:25 New Testament, KJV
The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
John 20:27 New Testament, KJV
Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
4 Maccabees 10:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And they dragged round his fingers, and his arms, and his legs, and his ankles.
4 Maccabees 10:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And not being able by any means to strangle him, they tore off his skin, together with the extreme tips of his fingers, flayed him, and then haled him to the wheel;
4 Maccabees 15:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
She beheld her children’s flesh dissolving around the fire; and their extremities quivering on the ground, and the flesh of their heads dropped forward down to their beards, like masks.
Wisdom of Solomon 15:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For they counted all the idols of the heathen to be gods: Which neither have the use of eyes to see, Nor noses to draw breath, Nor ears to hear, Nor fingers of hands to handle; And as for their feet, they are slow to go.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1147, grouped by book.

Exodus 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 3 usages, New Testament
John 3 usages, New Testament
4 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1147 FAQ

What does daktylos (δάκτυλος) mean?

Daktylos (Strong's G1147) is a Greek word most simply glossed "finger". daktulos (dak'-too-los) n. 1. a finger [probably from G1176]

How many times is daktylos (δάκτυλος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 45 linked usages for Strong's G1147 across 20 books.

Where can I study daktylos (δάκτυλος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1147 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate daktylos (δάκτυλος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as finger and fingers. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1147 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 33 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1147, with linked reader references where each row is available.