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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ἅπτομαιG680
Pronunciationháptomai
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] touched7×Matthew 8:3, Matthew 9:20, Mark 5:27, Mark 7:33
touched7×Matthew 17:7, Matthew 20:34, Mark 5:30, Mark 5:31
touch3×Mark 3:10, Mark 8:22, 2 Corinthians 6:17
He touched2×Matthew 8:15, Matthew 9:29
Him to place His hands2×Mark 10:13, Luke 18:15
I touch2×Matthew 9:21, Mark 5:28
[and] touched [the man]1×Mark 1:41
[He] touched1×Luke 22:51
cannot touch1×1 John 5:18
cling to1×John 20:17
is touching1×Luke 7:39
let them touch1×Matthew 14:36
not handle1×Colossians 2:21
she had touched1×Luke 8:47
to abstain from sexual relations1×1 Corinthians 7:1
to let them touch1×Mark 6:56
to touch1×Luke 6:19
touched [Him]1×Matthew 14:36
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 8:3ἥψατοto[and] touchedVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularMatthew 8:15ἥψατοtoHe touchedVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularMatthew 9:20ἥψατοto[and] touchedVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularMatthew 9:21ἅψωμαιtoI touchVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person SingularMatthew 9:29ἥψατοtoHe touchedVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularMatthew 14:36ἅψωνταιtolet them touchVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person PluralMatthew 14:36ἥψαντοtotouched [Him]Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralMatthew 17:7ἁψάμενοςtotouchedVerb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingularMatthew 20:34ἥψατοtotouchedVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularMark 1:41ἥψατοto[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 rowMatthew 8:3
Aligned rows35
Books represented8
Matthew9Mark11Luke10John11 Corinthians12 Corinthians1Colossians11 John1
Source forms
ἥψατο14xhēpsatoMatthew 8:3, Matthew 8:15, Matthew 9:20, Matthew 9:29
ἅψωνται3xhapsōntaiMatthew 14:36, Mark 3:10, Mark 6:56
ἅπτεσθαι2xhaptesthaiLuke 6:19, 1 Corinthians 7:1
ἅπτεται2xhaptetaiLuke 7:39, 1 John 5:18
ἁψάμενος2xhapsamenosMatthew 17:7, Luke 22:51
ἅψηται2xhapsētaiMark 8:22, Mark 10:13
ἅψωμαι2xhapsōmaiMatthew 9:21, Mark 5:28
ἥψαντο2xhēpsantoMatthew 14:36, Mark 6:56
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular15xMatthew 8:3, Matthew 8:15, Matthew 9:20, Matthew 9:29
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular3xMatthew 17:7, Luke 8:45, Luke 22:51
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural3xMatthew 14:36, Mark 3:10, Mark 6:56
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural2xMatthew 14:36, Mark 6:56
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Singular2xMatthew 9:21, Mark 5:28
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular2xMark 8:22, Mark 10:13
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular2xLuke 7:39, 1 John 5:18
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle2xLuke 6:19, 1 Corinthians 7:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. properly, to attach oneself to, i.e. to touch (in many implied relations)
Strong'sG680
Lexical occurrences0 versesGreek text appearances36 times16 shown belowVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 5:12–16Source Gloss
properly, to attach oneself to, i.e. to touch (in many implied relations)
Extended definition
:--touch.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 8:3Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατοhyato
I touch or handle
Read verseMatthew 8:15Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατοhyato
I touch or handle
Read verseMatthew 9:20Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατοhyato
I touch or handle
Read verseMatthew 9:21Verb First Person Singular Aorist Middle Subjunctive
ἅψωμαιaywmai
I touch or handle
Read verseMatthew 9:29Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατοhyato
I touch or handle
Read verseMatthew 14:36Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Middle Subjunctive
ἅψωνταιaywntai
I touch or handle
Read verseMatthew 14:36Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψαντοhyanto
I touch or handle
Read verseMatthew 17:7Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατοhyato
I touch or handle
Read verseMatthew 20:34Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατοhyato
I touch or handle
Read verseMark 1:41Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατοhyato
I touch or handle
Read verseMark 3:10Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Middle Subjunctive
ἅψωνται,aywntai
I touch or handle
Read verseMark 5:27Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατοhyato
I touch or handle
Read verseMark 5:28Verb First Person Singular Aorist Middle Subjunctive
ἅψωμαι,aywmai
I touch or handle
Read verseMark 5:30Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατοhyato
I touch or handle
Read verseMark 5:31Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἥψατο;hyato
I touch or handle
Read verseMark 6:56Verb 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
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)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
touched
Additional Occurrences
Luke 5:12–16ἥψατοháptomai
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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