What does ὅσος · ἅπτομαι mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G3745, G680
ὅσοι ἥψαντο
As (much, great, long, etc.) as · properly, to attach oneself to, i.e. to touch (in many implied relations)
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ὅσοςG3745as (much, great, long, etc.) as
Pronunciationhósos
Open lexicon entry →ἅπτομαιG680properly, to attach oneself to, i.e. to touch (in many implied relations)
Pronunciationháptomai
Open lexicon entry →What does ὅσοι ἥψαντο (hosoi hepsanto) mean in the Bible?
ὅσος · ἅπτομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "as (much, great, long, etc.) as".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3745, G680?
G3745, G680 is connected to 111 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. as (much, great, long, etc.) as
Source Gloss
as (much, great, long, etc.) as
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 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 patterns10Aligned forms111Case patternAccusative (69)Number patternPlural (91)
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 14:36 · Mark 3:10 · Mark 6:56 · Luke 4:40 · Luke 9:5 · John 1:12 · John 10:8 · Acts 3:24 · Acts 4:6 · Acts 4:34 · Acts 5:36 · Acts 5:37 · Acts 10:45 · Acts 13:48 · Rom 2:12 · Rom 6:329×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterRom 15:4 · Phil 4:87×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine2 Cor 1:201×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterRev 21:161×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterLuke 11:81×
Dative · Singular · NeuterHeb 1:4 · Heb 8:6 · Heb 10:253×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 7:12 · Matt 13:44 · Matt 13:46 · Matt 17:12 · Matt 18:18 · Matt 18:25 · Matt 21:22 · Matt 23:3 · Matt 28:20 · Mark 3:8 · Mark 3:28 · Mark 5:19 · Mark 5:20 · Mark 6:30 · Mark 9:13 · Mark 10:2150×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 9:15 · Mark 2:19 · Rom 7:1 · 1 Cor 7:39 · Gal 4:1 · Heb 10:37 · 2 Pet 1:138×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 25:40 · Matt 25:45 · Mark 7:36 · John 6:11 · Rom 11:13 · Heb 3:3 · Heb 7:20 · Heb 9:278×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 22:9 · Acts 2:39 · Rev 3:193×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 33 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist26present7
Voice
middle33
Mood
indicative19subjunctive8infinitive2imperative2participle2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:15ἥψατοaorist middle indicativecompletedMatthew 8:3ἥψατοaorist middle indicativecompletedMatthew 9:20ἥψατοaorist middle indicativecompletedMatthew 9:21ἅψωμαιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 9:29ἥψατοaorist middle indicativecompletedMatthew 14:36ἅψωνταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 14:36ἥψαντοaorist middle indicativecompletedMatthew 20:34ἥψατοaorist middle indicativecompletedMark 1:41ἥψατοaorist middle indicativecompletedMark 3:10ἅψωνταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 5:27ἥψατοaorist middle indicativecompletedMark 5:28ἅψωμαιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 5:30ἥψατοaorist middle indicativecompletedMark 5:31ἥψατοaorist middle indicativecompletedMark 6:56ἅψωνταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 6:56ἥψαντοaorist middle indicativecompletedMark 7:33ἥψατοaorist middle indicativecompletedMark 8:22ἅψηταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 10:13ἅψηταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 5:13ἥψατοaorist middle indicativecompletedLuke 6:19ἅπτεσθαιpresent middle infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 7:14ἥψατοaorist middle indicativecompletedLuke 7:39ἅπτεταιpresent middle indicativeongoingLuke 8:44ἥψατοaorist middle indicativecompletedLuke 8:45ἁψάμενόςaorist middle participleparticipleLuke 8:46Ἥψατόaorist middle indicativecompletedLuke 8:47ἥψατοaorist middle indicativecompletedLuke 18:15ἅπτηταιpresent middle subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 22:51ἁψάμενοςaorist middle participleparticipleJohn 20:17ἅπτουpresent middle imperativeimperative1 Corinthians 7:1ἅπτεσθαιpresent middle infinitiveinfinitive2 Corinthians 6:17ἅπτεσθεpresent middle imperativeimperative1 John 5:18ἅπτεταιpresent middle indicativeongoing
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
ὅσοι ἥψαντο is built from this root: