ἅπτω
haptō
“to touch”
Definition
properly, to fasten to, i.e. (specially) to set on fire
a primary verb;
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
G:V
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ἅπτω appears 37 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.
Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.
Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
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