What does ἅπτομαι (háptomai) mean in the Bible?
e. to touch (in many implied relations)".
Greek · G680
ἅπτομαι
Properly, to attach oneself to, i.e. to touch (in many implied relations)
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ἅπτομαι G680
Pronunciation háptomai
What does ἅπτομαι (háptomai) mean in the Bible?
ἅπτομαι (háptomai) is a Greek word meaning "properly, to attach oneself to, i.e. to touch (in many implied relations)".
Full entry for ἅπτομαι (G680) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G680?
The BSB source-word alignment has 35 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] touched (7), touched (7), touch (3), He touched (2), Him to place His hands (2).
Where does ἅπτομαι (háptomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 8:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (11), Luke (10), Matthew (9), 1 Corinthians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [and] touched 7× Matthew 8:3, Matthew 9:20, Mark 5:27, Mark 7:33
touched 7× Matthew 17:7, Matthew 20:34, Mark 5:30, Mark 5:31
touch 3× Mark 3:10, Mark 8:22, 2 Corinthians 6:17
He touched 2× Matthew 8:15, Matthew 9:29
Him to place His hands 2× Mark 10:13, Luke 18:15
I touch 2× Matthew 9:21, Mark 5:28
[and] touched [the man] 1× Mark 1:41
[He] touched 1× Luke 22:51
cannot touch 1× 1 John 5:18
cling to 1× John 20:17
is touching 1× Luke 7:39
let them touch 1× Matthew 14:36
not handle 1× Colossians 2:21
she had touched 1× Luke 8:47
to abstain from sexual relations 1× 1 Corinthians 7:1
to let them touch 1× Mark 6:56
to touch 1× Luke 6:19
touched [Him] 1× Matthew 14:36
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 8:3 ἥψατο to [and] touched Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 8:15 ἥψατο to He touched Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 9:20 ἥψατο to [and] touched Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 9:21 ἅψωμαι to I touch Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Singular Matthew 9:29 ἥψατο to He touched Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 14:36 ἅψωνται to let them touch Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural Matthew 14:36 ἥψαντο to touched [Him] Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural Matthew 17:7 ἁψάμενος to touched Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 20:34 ἥψατο to touched Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Mark 1:41 ἥψατο to [and] touched [the man] Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 8:3
Aligned rows 35
Books represented 8
Matthew 9 Mark 11 Luke 10 John 1 1 Corinthians 1 2 Corinthians 1 Colossians 1 1 John 1
Source forms
ἥψατο 14x hēpsato Matthew 8:3, Matthew 8:15, Matthew 9:20, Matthew 9:29
ἅψωνται 3x hapsōntai Matthew 14:36, Mark 3:10, Mark 6:56
ἅπτεσθαι 2x haptesthai Luke 6:19, 1 Corinthians 7:1
ἅπτεται 2x haptetai Luke 7:39, 1 John 5:18
ἁψάμενος 2x hapsamenos Matthew 17:7, Luke 22:51
ἅψηται 2x hapsētai Mark 8:22, Mark 10:13
ἅψωμαι 2x hapsōmai Matthew 9:21, Mark 5:28
ἥψαντο 2x hēpsanto Matthew 14:36, Mark 6:56
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 15x Matthew 8:3, Matthew 8:15, Matthew 9:20, Matthew 9:29
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular 3x Matthew 17:7, Luke 8:45, Luke 22:51
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural 3x Matthew 14:36, Mark 3:10, Mark 6:56
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural 2x Matthew 14:36, Mark 6:56
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Singular 2x Matthew 9:21, Mark 5:28
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular 2x Mark 8:22, Mark 10:13
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 2x Luke 7:39, 1 John 5:18
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle 2x Luke 6:19, 1 Corinthians 7:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. properly, to attach oneself to, i.e. to touch (in many implied relations)
Strong's G680
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 36 times 16 shown below Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 5:12–16 Source Gloss
properly, to attach oneself to, i.e. to touch (in many implied relations)
Extended definition
:--touch.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 36 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 8:3 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατο hyato
I touch or handle
Read verse Matthew 8:15 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατο hyato
I touch or handle
Read verse Matthew 9:20 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατο hyato
I touch or handle
Read verse Matthew 9:21 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Middle Subjunctive
ἅψωμαι aywmai
I touch or handle
Read verse Matthew 9:29 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατο hyato
I touch or handle
Read verse Matthew 14:36 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Middle Subjunctive
ἅψωνται aywntai
I touch or handle
Read verse Matthew 14:36 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψαντο hyanto
I touch or handle
Read verse Matthew 17:7 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατο hyato
I touch or handle
Read verse Matthew 20:34 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατο hyato
I touch or handle
Read verse Mark 1:41 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατο hyato
I touch or handle
Read verse Mark 3:10 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Middle Subjunctive
ἅψωνται, aywntai
I touch or handle
Read verse Mark 5:27 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατο hyato
I touch or handle
Read verse Mark 5:28 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Middle Subjunctive
ἅψωμαι, aywmai
I touch or handle
Read verse Mark 5:30 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατο hyato
I touch or handle
Read verse Mark 5:31 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατο; hyato
I touch or handle
Read verse Mark 6:56 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Middle Subjunctive
ἅψωνται· aywntai
I touch or handle
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
touched
Additional Occurrences
Luke 5:12–16 ἥψατο háptomai
He touched
Word Origins
ἅπτομαι is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Displays incarnational compassion overcoming impurity. Luke 5:12–16
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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