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ἅπτω

Strong’s: G680

Other spellings: ἅπτομαι

Notes: ἅπτομαι in RV JHN 20:17 · LV JHN 20:17 · Read together JHN 20:17 may also be interpreted as ‘to touch’ (see 24.73: ἅπτω).

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: ἅπτω; aor.ptc.; ἅψας; ἅπτω; aor.midd.; ἡψάμην

Related lemmas: ἀνάπτω · ἁφή · καθάπτω · περιάπτω

Sense 1: to ignite, to kindle, to set ablaze, to start a fire, to light a lamp

Semantic entry: 14.65

Semantic domains: Physical Events and States

Subdomains: Burning

Definition: to cause the process of burning to begin

Notes: As already noted in the series of terms listed in 14.63: καίω / 14.63: καῦσις / 14.63: καυσόω / 14.63: πυρόω / 14.63: πύρωσις, languages differ appreciably in terms employed for different phases and results of burning. For example, to set something on fire for the sake of providing warmth may be expressed by quite a different term from that which is used in speaking of the process of setting something on fire in order to destroy it.

LUK 11:33: RV LUK 11:33 · LV LUK 11:33 · Read together LUK 11:33

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OET-RV LUK 11:33

33 “No one lights a lamp and then hides it somewhere or puts it under a basket, but rather they put it on a lampstand so that everyone entering the room can see the light from it.

OET-LV LUK 11:33

33 no _one having _lit a_lamp is _putting it in a_hidden _place, nor under the basket, but on the lampstand, in _order _that the ones entering _in may _be _seeing the light.

LUK 15:8: RV LUK 15:8 · LV LUK 15:8 · Read together LUK 15:8

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OET-RV LUK 15:8

8 “Or what woman who had ten silver coins and lost one, wouldn’t light a lamp and sweep the house and search thoroughly until she found it?

OET-LV LUK 15:8

8 Or what woman having ten drachmas, if she _may _lose one drachma, is_ not _lighting a_lamp, and is _sweeping the house, and is _seeking carefully, until of _which she _may _find it?

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: RV LUK 11:33 · RV LUK 15:8 · LV LUK 11:33 · LV LUK 15:8 · Read together LUK 11:33 · Read together LUK 15:8

ACT: RV ACT 28:2 · LV ACT 28:2 · Read together ACT 28:2

Sense 2: to hold on to, to retain in the hand, to seize

Semantic entry: 18.6

Semantic domains: Attachment

Subdomains: Grasp, Hold

Definition: to hold on to an object

Forms: ἅπτομαι[a]

JHN 20:17: RV JHN 20:17 · LV JHN 20:17 · Read together JHN 20:17

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OET-RV JHN 20:17

17 “Don’t touch me,” Yeshua said to her, “because I haven’t gone back up to the father yet, but go and tell my brothers that I’m going up to my father and the father of you all, and my god and the god of you all.”

OET-LV JHN 20:17

17 The Yaʸsous is _saying to _her:
Be_ not _touching against _me, because/for I _have_ not _yet _gone _up to the father, but be _going to the brothers of _me, and say to _them:
I _am _going _up to the father of _me, and the_father of _you _all, and god of _me, and god of _you _all.

COL 2:21: RV COL 2:21 · LV COL 2:21 · Read together COL 2:21

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OET-RV COL 2:21

21 ‘Don’t hold this. Don’t taste that. Don’t touch this.’

OET-LV COL 2:21

21 You _may_ not _touch.
You _may_ not _taste.
You _may_ not _touch.

Sense 3: to touch

Semantic entry: 24.73

Semantic domains: Sensory Events and States

Subdomains: Touch, Feel

Definition: to touch, with the implication of relatively firm contact

Forms: ἅπτομαι[b]

MAT 8:3: RV MAT 8:3 · LV MAT 8:3 · Read together MAT 8:3

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OET-RV MAT 8:3

3 “I am willing,” said Yeshua as he stretched out his hand and commanded, “Be clean.” The leprosy disappeared immediately,

OET-LV MAT 8:3

3 And having _stretched _out his hand, he _touched against _him saying:
I _am _willing, be _cleansed.
And immediately the of _leprosy of _him was _cleansed.

MAT 8:15: RV MAT 8:15 · LV MAT 8:15 · Read together MAT 8:15

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OET-RV MAT 8:15

15 Yeshua touched her hand and the fever left her. Then she got up and looked after her guest.

OET-LV MAT 8:15

15 and he _touched against _the hand of _her, and the fever left her, and she _was _raised, and was _serving unto _him.

All 31 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 8:3 · RV MAT 8:15 · RV MAT 9:20–21 · RV MAT 9:29 · RV MAT 14:36 · RV MAT 17:7 · RV MAT 20:34 · LV MAT 8:3 · LV MAT 8:15 · LV MAT 9:20–21 · LV MAT 9:29 · LV MAT 14:36 · LV MAT 17:7 · LV MAT 20:34 · Read together MAT 8:3 · Read together MAT 8:15 · Read together MAT 9:20–21 · Read together MAT 9:29 · Read together MAT 14:36 · Read together MAT 17:7 · Read together MAT 20:34

MRK: RV MRK 1:41 · RV MRK 3:10 · RV MRK 5:27–28 · RV MRK 5:30–31 · RV MRK 6:56 · RV MRK 7:33 · RV MRK 8:22 · RV MRK 10:13 · LV MRK 1:41 · LV MRK 3:10 · LV MRK 5:27–28 · LV MRK 5:30–31 · LV MRK 6:56 · LV MRK 7:33 · LV MRK 8:22 · LV MRK 10:13 · Read together MRK 1:41 · Read together MRK 3:10 · Read together MRK 5:27–28 · Read together MRK 5:30–31 · Read together MRK 6:56 · Read together MRK 7:33 · Read together MRK 8:22 · Read together MRK 10:13

LUK: RV LUK 5:13 · RV LUK 6:19 · RV LUK 7:14 · RV LUK 7:39 · RV LUK 8:16 · RV LUK 8:44–47 · RV LUK 18:15 · RV LUK 22:51 · LV LUK 5:13 · LV LUK 6:19 · LV LUK 7:14 · LV LUK 7:39 · LV LUK 8:16 · LV LUK 8:44–47 · LV LUK 18:15 · LV LUK 22:51 · Read together LUK 5:13 · Read together LUK 6:19 · Read together LUK 7:14 · Read together LUK 7:39 · Read together LUK 8:16 · Read together LUK 8:44–47 · Read together LUK 18:15 · Read together LUK 22:51

CO1: RV CO1 7:1 · LV CO1 7:1 · Read together CO1 7:1

CO2: RV CO2 6:17 · LV CO2 6:17 · Read together CO2 6:17

Sense 4: to harm

Semantic entry: 20.16

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Harm, Wound

Definition: to cause some relatively light physical, moral, and/or spiritual harm to

Forms: ἅπτομαι[c]

JN1 5:18: RV JN1 5:18 · LV JN1 5:18 · Read together JN1 5:18

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OET-RV JN1 5:18

18 We know that everyone who’s been reborn into God doesn’t keep sinning, but the messiah who was born from God watches over them and so the evil one can’t touch them.

OET-LV JN1 5:18

18 We _have _known that everyone which having _been _born of the god is_ not _sinning, but the one having _been _born of the god is _keeping him and the evil one is_ not _touching against _him.