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Lexicon :: Strong's G681 - haptō

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ἅπτω
Transliteration
haptō (Key)
Pronunciation
hap'-to
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary word
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Strong’s Definitions

†ἅπτω háptō, hap'-to; a primary verb; properly, to fasten to, i.e. (specially) to set on fire:—kindle, light.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G681 in the following manner: light (3x), kindle (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G681 in the following manner: light (3x), kindle (1x).

  1. to fasten to, adhere to

    1. to fasten fire to a thing, kindle, set of fire

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἅπτω háptō, hap'-to; a primary verb; properly, to fasten to, i.e. (specially) to set on fire:—kindle, light.
STRONGS G681:
ἅπτω; 1 aorist participle ἅψας; (cf. Latin apto, German heften); [from Homer down];
1. properly, to fasten to, make adhere to; hence, specifically to fasten fire to a thing, to kindle, set on fire, (often so in Attic): λύχνον, Luke 8:16; Luke 11:33; Luke 15:8 (Aristophanes nub. 57; Theophrastus, char. 20 (18); Josephus, Antiquities 4, 3, 4); πῦρ, Luke 22:55 [T Tr text WH περιαψάντων); πυράν, Acts 28:2 L T Tr WH.
2. Middle [present ἅπτομαι]; imperfect ἡπτόμην [Mark 6:56 R G Tr marginal reading]; 1 aorist ἡψάμην; in the Sept. generally for נָגַע, הִגִּיעַ; properly, to fasten oneself to, adhere to, cling to, (Homer, Iliad 8, 67);
a. to touch, followed by the object in genitive [Winers Grammar, § 30, 8 c.; Buttmann, 167 (146); cf. Donaldson, p. 483]: Matthew 8:3; Mark 3:10; Mark 7:33; Mark 8:22, etc.; Luke 18:15; Luke 22:51 — very often in Matthew, Mark, and Luke. In John 20:17, μή μου ἅπτου is to be explained thus: Do not handle me to see whether I am still clothed with a body; there is no need of such an examination, "for not yet" etc.; cf. Baumg.-Crusius and Meyer at the passage [as given by Hackett in Bib. Sacr. for 1868, p. 779f, or B. D. American edition, p. 1813f].
b. γυναικός, of carnal intercourse with a woman, or cohabitation, 1 Corinthians 7:1, like the Latin tangere, Horace sat. 1, 2, 54: Terence, Heaut. 4, 4, 15, and the Hebrew נָגַע, Genesis 20:6; Proverbs 6:29 (Plato, de legg. viii. 840 a.; Plutarch, Alex. Magn. c. 21).
c. with allusion to the levitical precept ἀκαθάρτου μὴ ἅπτεσθε, have no intercourse with the Gentiles, no fellowship in their heathenish practices, 2 Corinthians 6:17 (from Isaiah 52:11); and in the Jewish sense, μὴ ἅψῃ, Colossians 2:21 (the things not to be touched appear to be both women and certain kinds of food, so that, celibacy and abstinence from various kinds of food and drink are recommended; cf. DeWette at the passage [but also Meyer and Bp. Lightfoot; on the distinction between the stronger term ἅπτεσθαι (to handle?) and the more delicate θιγεῖν (to touch?) cf. the two commentators just named and Trench, § xvii. In classic Greek also ἅπτεσθαι is the stronger term, denoting often to lay hold of, hold fast, appropriate; in its carnal reference differing from θιγγάνειν by suggesting unlawfulness. θιγγάνειν, is used of touching by the hand as a means of knowledge, handling for a purpose; ψηλαφᾶν signifies to feel around with the fingers or hands, especially in searching for something, often to grope, fumble, cf. ψηλαφίνδα blindman's buff. Schmidt, chapter 10.]).
d. to touch i. e. assail: τινός, anyone, 1 John 5:18 (1 Chronicles 16:22, etc.). [Compare: ἀν-, καθ-, περιάπτω.]

Related entry:
περιάπτω: 1 aorist participle περιάψας; [from Pindar down];
1. to bind or to tie around, to put around, [περί III. 1]; to hang upon, attach to.
2. to kindle a fire around [or thoroughly; see περικρύπτω, περικαλύπτω, περικρατής, περίλυπος, etc.] (Phalaris ep. 5, p. 28): Luke 22:55 T WH Tr text.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
20:6
1 Chronicles
16:22
Proverbs
6:29
Isaiah
52:11
Matthew
8:3
Mark
3:10; 6:56; 7:33; 8:22
Luke
8:16; 11:33; 15:8; 18:15; 22:51; 22:55; 22:55
John
20:17
Acts
28:2
1 Corinthians
7:1
2 Corinthians
6:17
Colossians
2:21
1 John
5:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G681 matches the Greek ἅπτω (haptō),
which occurs 40 times in 38 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:3 - And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:15 - And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and ministered unto him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:20 - And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:21 - for she said within herself, If I do but touch his garment, I shall be made whole.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:29 - Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done unto you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:36 - and they besought him that they might only touch the border of his garment: and as many as touched were made whole.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:7 - And Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise, and be not afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:34 - And Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and straightway they received their sight, and followed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:41 - And being moved with compassion, he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou made clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:10 - for he had healed many; insomuch that as many as had plagues pressed upon him that they might touch him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:27 - having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:28 - For she said, If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:30 - And straightway Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my garments?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:31 - And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:56 - And wheresoever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:33 - And he took him aside from the multitude privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:22 - And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:13 - And they were bringing unto him little children, that he should touch them: and the disciples rebuked them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:13 - And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway the leprosy departed from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:19 - And all the multitude sought to touch him; for power came forth from him, and healed them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:14 - And he came nigh and touched the bier: and the bearers stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:39 - Now when the Pharisee that had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:16 - And no man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but putteth it on a stand, that they that enter in may see the light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:44 - came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately the issue of her blood stanched.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:45 - And Jesus said, Who is it that touched me? And when all denied, Peter said, and they that were with him, Master, the multitudes press thee and crush thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:46 - But Jesus said, Some one did touch me; for I perceived that power had gone forth from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:47 - And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people for what cause she touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:33 - No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see the light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:8 - Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:15 - And they were bringing unto him also their babes, that he should touch them: but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:51 - But Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye them thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:55 - And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and had sat down together, Peter sat in the midst of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:17 - Jesus saith to her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended unto the Father: but go unto my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:2 - And the barbarians showed us no common kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:1 - Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:17 - Wherefore
Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate,
saith the Lord,
And touch no unclean thing;
And I will receive you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:21 - Handle not, nor taste, nor touch

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:18 - We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not.
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