ἅπτω
How the KJV Renders It
TranslationStrong’s lists the renderings but not their weight. These are counted from the King James text of the tagged verses — the bar under each is how often the translators actually reached for it. Select one to filter the occurrences below.
Grammatical Forms
MorphologyIn the Greek New Testament, this word appears as a verb across 41 occurrences, inflected in 16 grammatical forms — each row is one form, and the bar is how often it is that form. Select any form to read what each part of its name means, and to filter the occurrence list to it.
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ἥψατο
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Middle Deponent
- Middle in form but active in meaning.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ἁψάμενος
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Middle
- The subject acts on or for itself.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Nominative
- The subject of the verb.
- Singular
- One.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ἅψωνται
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Middle
- The subject acts on or for itself.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Plural
- More than one.
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ἅψας
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Nominative
- The subject of the verb.
- Singular
- One.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ἥψαντο
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Middle Deponent
- Middle in form but active in meaning.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Plural
- More than one.
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ἅψωμαι
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Middle
- The subject acts on or for itself.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- 1st
- First person — the speaker ("I"/"we").
- Singular
- One.
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ἅψηται
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Middle
- The subject acts on or for itself.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ἅπτεται
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle
- The subject acts on or for itself.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ἅπτεσθαι·
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle
- The subject acts on or for itself.
- Infinitive
- The verb as a noun — "to do".
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περιαψάντων
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Genitive
- Possession or source — often "of".
- Plural
- More than one.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ἅψαντες
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Nominative
- The subject of the verb.
- Plural
- More than one.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ἅψῃ
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Middle
- The subject acts on or for itself.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Singular
- One.
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ἅπτει
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ἅπτεσθε·
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle
- The subject acts on or for itself.
- Imperative
- A command or entreaty.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Plural
- More than one.
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ἅπτου·
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle
- The subject acts on or for itself.
- Imperative
- A command or entreaty.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Singular
- One.
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ἅπτηται·
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Middle
- The subject acts on or for itself.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
Biblical Distribution
Distribution4 verses, all in Luke — and none of the other 26 New Testament books.
Every Occurrence
ConcordanceEvery verse where the word is tagged in the King James text. Filter by book, by the English word the translators chose, by grammatical form, or search within the verses.
Sources. Definition and numbering: James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890). Morphology: STEPBible / Tyndale House (CC BY). Verse tagging: the King James text keyed to Strong’s numbers. Every count on this page is computed from the tagged corpus, not estimated.