ἅπτω

ἅπτω, [tense] fut. ἅψω: [tense] aor. ἧψα:—[voice] Pass., [tense] pf. ἧμμαι, [dialect] Ion.

A

ἅμμαι Hdt.1.86

: [tense] fut.

ἅψομαι Od.9.379

, ἁφθήσομαι ([etym.] συν-) Gal.3.311:—[voice] Med., v.infr. (cf. ἑάφθη):—fasten or bind to, used by Hom., once in [voice] Act., ἅψας ἀμφοτέρωθεν . . ἔντερον οἰός (of a lyre-string) Od.21.408; once in [voice] Med., ἁψαμένη βρόχον . . ἀφ' ὑψηλοῖο μελάθρου having fastened the noose to the beam (to hang herself), 11.278; so later

ἅψεται ἀμφὶ βρόχον . . δείρᾳ E.Hipp.770

;

ἁψαμένη βρόχον αὐχένι A.R.1.1065

:—[voice] Act.,

βρόχους ἅ. κρεμαστούς E.Or.1036

; but

βρόχῳ ἅ. δέρην Id.Hel.136

, cf. AP7.493 (Antip. Thess.).

2 join,

ἅ. χορόν A.Eu.307

; πάλην τινὶ ἅ. fasten a contest in wrestling on one, engage with one, Id.Ch.868: —[voice] Pass.,

ἅπτεσθαι τὴν Μεγαρέων πόλιν καὶ Κορινθίων τοῖς τείχεσιν Arist.Pol.1280b14

.

II more freq. in [voice] Med., ἅπτομαι, [tense] fut. ἅψομαι, [tense] aor.

ἡψάμην E.Supp.317

, with [tense] pf. [voice] Pass.

ἧμμαι S.Tr.1010

(lyr.), Pl. Phdr.260e:—fasten oneself to, grasp, c.gen.,

ἅψασθαι γούνων Il.1.512

;

χειρῶν 10.377

;

ἁψαμένη δὲ γενείου Ὀδυσσῆα προσέειπεν Od.19.473

;

ἅπτεσθαι νηῶν Il.2.152

;

βρώμης δ' οὐχ ἅπτεαι οὐδὲ ποτῆτος; Od.10.379

, cf. 4.60;

ὡς δ' ὅτε τίς τε κύων συὸς . . ἅπτηται κατόπισθε . . ἰσχία τε γλουτούς τε Il.8.339

;

ἅπτεσθαι τοῦ ἐπεόντος ἐπὶ τῶν δενδρέων καρποῦ Hdt.2.32

;

τῶν τύμβων ἁπτόμενοι Id.4.172

; ἅπτεσθαί τινος, Lat. manus inicere alicui, Id.3.137;

οὔτ' ἔθιγεν οὔθ' ἥψαθ' ἡμῶν E.Ba.617

; τῶν σφυγμῶν feel the pulse, Arr.Epict.3.22.73: metaph., take hold of, cleave to, Pl.Lg.967c.

b abs., τῶν μὲν γὰρ πάντων βέλε' ἅπτεται for the spears of all the Trojans reach their mark, Il.17.631;

ἀμφοτέρων βέλε' ἥπτετο 8.67

.

c

ἅ. τῆς γῆς

land,

D.S.4.48

.

III metaph., engage in, undertake,

βουλευμάτων S.Ant.179

;

ἀγῶνος E. Supp.317

; πολέμου prosecute it vigorously, Th.5.61;

ἧπται τοῦ πράγματος D.21.155

;

ψυχὴ ἡμμένη φόνων Pl.Phd.108b

, cf. E.IT381;

τῶν μεγίστων ἀσεβημάτων Plb.7.13.6

; so

ἅ. τῆς μουσικῆς καὶ φιλοσοφίας Pl.R.411c

; ἐπιτηδεύματος ib.497e;

γεωμετρίας Id.Plt.266a

;

τῆς θαλάττης Plb.1.24.7

;

ἅπτεσθαι λόγου E.Andr.662

, Pl.Euthd.283a (but ἅπτεσθαι τοῦ λόγου attack, impugn the argument of another, Id.Phd. 86d); τούτων ἥψατο touched on these points, handled them, Th.1.97;

ἅ. τῆς ζητήσεως Arist.GC320b34

; but also, touch on, treat superficially, Pl.Lg.694c, Arist.EE1227a1.

b abs., begin, set to work,

ταῖς διανοίαις Ar.Ec.581

.

2 fasten upon, attack, Pi.N.8.22, A.Ag. 1608, etc.;

μόνον τῷ δακτύλῳ Ar.Lys.365

;

τῆς οὐραγίας Plb.2.34.12

; esp. with words, Hdt.5.92.γ; of diseases,

ἧπταί μου S.Tr.1010

, cf. Gal.15.702;

ἥψατο τῶν ἀνθρώπων Th.2.48

; ὅσα ἅπτεται ἀνθρώπων all that feed on human flesh, ib.50.

b lay hands on,

χρημάτων Pl.Lg. 913a

;

τῶν ἀλλοτρίων Id.R.360b

, etc.

3 touch, affect,

ἄλγος οὐδὲν ἅπτεται νεκροῦ A.Fr.255

, cf. S.OC955;

ἅπτει μου τοῖς λόγοις τῆς ψυχῆς Pl.Ion535a

;

τῆς ἐμῆς ἥψω φρενός E.Rh.916

;

ὥς μου χρησμὸς ἅ. φρενῶν Ar.Eq.1237

; make an impression upon,

ἡμῶν OGI315.56

(Pessinus, ii B. C.).

4 grasp with the senses, perceive, S.OC1550, Pl.Phd.99e; apprehend,

τῆς αἰτίας Arist.Resp.472a3

.

5 have intercourse with a woman, Pl.Lg.84ca, Arist.Pol.1335b40, 1 Ep.Cor. 7.1;

εὐνῆς E.Ph.946

.

6 come up to, reach, overtake, X.HG5.4.43; attain,

τῆς ἀληθείας Pl.Phd.65b

;

τοῦ τέλους Id.Smp.211b

: in Pi., c. dat.,

ἀγλαΐαις P.10.28

;

στάλαισιν Ἡρακλείαις Id.I.4(3).12

; but also c. gen.,

Ἡρακλέος σταλᾶν Id.O.3.44

.

7 make use of, avail oneself of,

τῆς τύχης E.IA56

.

8 Geom., of bodies and surfaces, to be in contact, Arist.Ph.231a22, cf. Metaph.1002a34, al., S.E.M.3.35; of lines or curves, meet, Euc.3Def.2; touch, Id.4Def.5, Archim. Sph.Cyl.1.28; pass through a point, Euc.4Defs.2,6; of points, lie on a line or curve, ib.Defs.1,3; ἅπτεται τὸ σημεῖον θέσει δεδομένης εὐθείας the locus of the point is a given straight line, Id. ap. Papp.656.6,al.

B [voice] Act., kindle, set on fire (i.e. by contact of fire), Hdt.8.52, etc. (so in [voice] Med., Call.Dian.116);

ἐρείκης θωμὸν ἅψαντες πυρί A.Ag.295

: metaph.,

πυρσὸν ὕμνων Pi.I.4(3).43

:—[voice] Pass., to be set on fire,

ὁ μοχλὸς ἐλάϊνος ἐν πυρὶ μέλλεν ἅψεσθαι Od.9.379

; ὡς ἅφθη τάχιστα τὸ λήιον . . ἅψατο νηοῦ as soon as the corn caught fire, it set fire to the temple, Hdt.1.19; πυρῆς ἤδη ἁμμένης ib.86;

ἧπται πυρί E.Hel.107

.

II ἅ. πῦρ kindle a fire, ib.503:—[voice] Pass., ἄνθρακες ἡμμένοι red-hot embers, Th.4.100;

δᾷδ' ἐνεγκάτω τις ἡμμένην Ar.Nu.1490

, cf. Pl.301.

III cook, Alex.124.1.