What does μή · ἐγώ · ἅπτομαι mean in the Bible?
μή · ἐγώ · ἅπτομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "do not cling to me, do not hold on to me".
Greek · G3361, G1473, G680
μή μου ἅπτου
Not · :--I, me. · properly, to attach oneself to, i.e. to touch (in many implied relations)
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μή G3361 not
Pronunciation mḗ
Subjective negation: denies what one thinks or believes, not absolute fact; used with non-indicative moods
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ἐγώ G1473 :--I, me.
Pronunciation egṓ
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ἅπτομαι G680 properly, to attach oneself to, i.e. to touch (in many implied relations)
Pronunciation háptomai
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What does μή μου ἅπτου (mē mou haptou) mean in the Bible?
μή · ἐγώ · ἅπτομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "do not cling to me, do not hold on to me".
Full entry for μή μου ἅπτου (G3361, G1473, G680) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3361, G1473, G680?
G3361, G1473, G680 is connected to 1,036 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. do not cling to me, do not hold on to me
Source Gloss
do not cling to me, do not hold on to me
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 1036
Matt 1:19 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 2:12 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 3:10 · Matt 5:13 · Matt 5:17 · Matt 5:18 · Matt 5:20 · Matt 5:26 · Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 5:34 · Matt 5:39 · Matt 5:42 · Matt 6:1 945×
Matt 7:9 · Matt 7:10 · Matt 9:15 · Matt 11:23 · Mark 2:19 · Luke 5:34 · Luke 10:15 · Luke 17:9 · Luke 18:7 · Luke 22:35 · John 3:4 · John 4:12 · John 4:33 · John 6:67 · John 7:31 · John 7:35 57×
Matt 18:10 · Matt 24:4 · Mark 13:5 · Mark 13:36 · Luke 11:35 · Luke 21:8 · Acts 5:26 · Acts 13:40 · Acts 23:10 · Acts 27:17 · Acts 27:29 · Acts 27:42 · 1 Cor 8:9 · 1 Cor 9:27 · 1 Cor 10:12 · 2 Cor 2:7 34×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 33 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 26 present 7
Voice
middle 33
Mood
indicative 19 subjunctive 8 infinitive 2 imperative 2 participle 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:15 ἥψατο aorist middle indicative completed Matthew 8:3 ἥψατο aorist middle indicative completed Matthew 9:20 ἥψατο aorist middle indicative completed Matthew 9:21 ἅψωμαι aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 9:29 ἥψατο aorist middle indicative completed Matthew 14:36 ἅψωνται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 14:36 ἥψαντο aorist middle indicative completed Matthew 20:34 ἥψατο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 1:41 ἥψατο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 3:10 ἅψωνται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Mark 5:27 ἥψατο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 5:28 ἅψωμαι aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Mark 5:30 ἥψατο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 5:31 ἥψατο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 6:56 ἅψωνται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Mark 6:56 ἥψαντο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 7:33 ἥψατο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 8:22 ἅψηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Mark 10:13 ἅψηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Luke 5:13 ἥψατο aorist middle indicative completed Luke 6:19 ἅπτεσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Luke 7:14 ἥψατο aorist middle indicative completed Luke 7:39 ἅπτεται present middle indicative ongoing Luke 8:44 ἥψατο aorist middle indicative completed Luke 8:45 ἁψάμενός aorist middle participle participle Luke 8:46 Ἥψατό aorist middle indicative completed Luke 8:47 ἥψατο aorist middle indicative completed Luke 18:15 ἅπτηται present middle subjunctive subjunctive Luke 22:51 ἁψάμενος aorist middle participle participle John 20:17 ἅπτου present middle imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 7:1 ἅπτεσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive 2 Corinthians 6:17 ἅπτεσθε present middle imperative imperative 1 John 5:18 ἅπτεται present middle indicative ongoing
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
μή μου ἅπτου is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain