ἐφάπτω
Non-contract Verb;
Transliteration:
Principal Part:
ἐφάπτω
ἐφάψω
ἐφῆμμαι
Structure:
ἐπ
(Prefix)
+
ά̔πτ
(Stem)
+
ω
(Ending)
Sense
- to bind on
- to lay hold of, to lay hold of, reach with the mind, attain
- (with dative) to apply oneself to
- (perfect passive participle) possessed of
- to be connected with
- to follow, come next
Conjugation
The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.
Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.
- καὶ τούτων κριτήριον ἡ αἴσθησίσ ἐστιν ἀμφοτέρων ἐφαπτομένη· (Plutarch, De virtute morali, section 7 30:1)
- καὶ τούτων κριτήριον ἡ αἴσθησίσ ἐστιν, ἀμφοτέρων ἐφαπτομένη· (Plutarch, De virtute morali, section 7 11:1)
- καὶ ὀνόματοσ, καθ’ ἑαυτὴν μὲν οὐκ ἔστιν, ὥσπερ οὐδὲ τὰ κοινὰ θηλυκῶν καὶ ἀρρενικῶν ὀνόματα, συντάττεται δ’ ἐκείνοισ, ἐφαπτομένη τοῖσ μὲν χρόνοισ τῶν ῥημάτων ταῖσ δὲ πτώσεσι τῶν ὀνομάτων. (Plutarch, Platonicae quaestiones, chapter 10, section 6 1:1)
- πιόντων δὲ αὐτῶν, ἐφαπτομένη ῥάβδῳ τὰσ μορφὰσ ἠλλοίου, καὶ τοὺσ μὲν ἐποίει λύκουσ, τοὺσ δὲ σῦσ, τοὺσ δὲ ὄνουσ, τοὺσ δὲ λέοντασ. (Apollodorus, Library and Epitome, book E, chapter 7 15:3)
- οὐκοῦν καὶ τόδε πάλαι ἐλέγομεν, ὅτι ἡ ψυχή, ὅταν μὲν τῷ σώματι προσχρῆται εἰσ τὸ σκοπεῖν τι ἢ διὰ τοῦ ὁρᾶν ἢ διὰ τοῦ ἀκούειν ἢ δι’ ἄλλησ τινὸσ αἰσθήσεωσ ‐ τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν τὸ διὰ τοῦ σώματοσ, τὸ δι’ αἰσθήσεωσ σκοπεῖν τι ‐ τότε μὲν ἕλκεται ὑπὸ τοῦ σώματοσ εἰσ τὰ οὐδέποτε κατὰ ταὐτὰ ἔχοντα, καὶ αὐτὴ πλανᾶται καὶ ταράττεται καὶ εἰλιγγιᾷ ὥσπερ μεθύουσα, ἅτε τοιούτων ἐφαπτομένη; (Plato, Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo, 417:1)
Synonyms
-
to bind on
-
to lay hold of
-
to apply oneself to
-
possessed of
-
to be connected with
-
to follow
Derived
- ἀνάπτω (bind or make fast to, moor, form a close connection with)
- ἅπτω (I kindle, set on fire, fasten fire to)
- ἀφάπτω (to fasten from or upon, to tie, on a string)
- ἐνάπτω (to bind on or to, to be fitted with, clad in)
- ἐναφάπτω (to fasten up in)
- ἐξάπτω (to fasten from, to, to let)
- καθάπτω (to fasten, fix or put upon, fastened)
- παράπτω (to fasten beside, fitted to, plied)
- περιάπτω (to tie, fasten, hang about or upon)
- περικαθάπτω (to fasten or hang on all round)
- προσάπτω (to fasten or attach to, attribute, to fix upon)
- συνάπτω (I join together, connect.)
- συνεφάπτομαι (to take part in, those who take part in, to join)
- ὑφάπτω (to set on fire from underneath, to inflame unperceived)