ἅπτωháptō
properly, to fasten to, i.e. (specially) to set on fire
Greek (New Testament) · G681
Meanings
properly, to fasten to; hence, of fire, to kindle, light: Luke 8:16, Luke 11:33, Luke 15:8, Acts 28:2. Mid., with genitive, to fasten oneself to, cling to, lay hold of: Matthew 8:3, Matthew 8:15, John 20:17, and elsewhere; of carnal intercourse, 1 Corinthians 7:1; with reference to levitical and ceremonial prohibitions, 2 Corinthians 6:17, Colossians 2:21; of hostile action, 1 John 5:18 (cf. ἀν-, καθ-, περι- άπτω).
Synonyms
θιγγάνω, ψηλαφάω. ἅ. is the stronger, θ., to touch, the lighter term. ψ. is to feel, as in search of something.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 39 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 8:3 Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared.
- Matthew 8:15 But when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her. Then she got up and prepared a meal for him.
- Matthew 9:20 Just then a woman who had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding came up behind him. She touched the fringe of his robe,
- Matthew 9:21 for she thought, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed.”
- Matthew 9:29 Then he touched their eyes and said, “Because of your faith, it will happen.”
- Matthew 14:36 They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.