Strong's Number G680

ἅπτομαι

haptomai · hap'-tom-ahee

Transliteration:

haptomai{hap'-tom-ahee}

Word Origin:

reflexive of 681

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

properly, to attach oneself to, i.e. to touch (in many implied relations)

Usage in the KJV:

touch 13

Total: 36
Occurs 35 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to fasten one's self to, adhere to, cling to
1. to touch
2. of carnal intercourse with a women or cohabitation
3. of levitical practice of having no fellowship with heathen practices. Things not to be touched appear to be both women and certain kinds of food, so celibacy and abstinence of certain kinds of food and drink are recommended.
4. to touch, assail anyone