ἅπτω haptō · G0681

to touch

ἅπτω ; [in LXX chiefly for נָגַע ; ] ; prop., to fasten to; hence, of fire, to kindle, light: Luk.8:16 11:33 15:8, Act.28:2. Mid., with genitive, to fasten oneself to, cling to, lay hold of (so in π.; MM, see word): Mat.8:3, 15, Jhn.20:17, al.; of carnal intercourse, 1Co.7:1; with reference to levitical and ceremonial prohibitions, 2Co.6:17, Col.2:21; of hostile action, 1Jn.5:18 (cf. ἀν-, καθ-, περι- άπτω) ; SYN.: θιγγάνω, ψηλαφάω. ἅ. is the stronger, θ., to touch, the lighter term. ψ. is to feel, as in search of something (Tr., Syn., § xvii; Lft., Col., 201 f.) (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἅπτω, ; future ἅψω: aorist ἧψα:—passive, perfect ἧμμαι, Ionic dialect ἅμμαι[]: future ἅψομαι[] (συν-) [] —middle, see.below (compare ἑάφθη):—fasten or bind to, used by []active, ἅψας ἀμφοτέρωθεν.. ἔντερον οἰός (of a lyre-string) []; once in middle, ἁψαμένη βρόχον.. ἀφ᾽ ὑψηλοῖο μελάθρου having fastened the noose to the beam (to hang herself), []; so later ἅψεται ἀμφὶ βρόχον.. δείρᾳ[]:—active, βρόχους ἅ. κρεμαστούς[]; 2 join, ἅ. χορόν[]; πάλην τινὶ ἅ. fasten a contest in wrestling on one, engage …

Where it's used 40 times

Matthew 8:3 · Matthew 8:15 · Matthew 9:20 · Matthew 9:21 · Matthew 9:29 · Matthew 14:36 · Matthew 17:7 · Matthew 20:34 · Mark 1:41 · Mark 3:10 · Mark 5:27 · Mark 5:28 · Mark 5:30 · Mark 5:31 · Mark 6:56 · Mark 7:33 · Mark 8:22 · Mark 10:13 · Luke 5:13 · Luke 6:19 · Luke 7:14 · Luke 7:39 · Luke 8:16 · Luke 8:44 · Luke 8:45 · Luke 8:46 · Luke 8:47 · Luke 11:33 · Luke 15:8 · Luke 18:15 · Luke 22:51 · John 20:17 · Acts 28:2 · 1 Corinthians 7:1 · 2 Corinthians 6:17 · Colossians 2:21 · 1 John 5:18 … and 3 more

Source: TBESG G0681; TFLSJ G0681

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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