ἅπτήσθαι
Lemma: ἅπτομαι
Definition
To touch, take hold of, or grasp (often with the sense “lay hands on”). In the middle, it commonly means “to touch” or “to cling to, fasten oneself to”; with a genitive it can mean “to take up, undertake” (e.g. a task).
AI-generated definition. Always verify with primary sources.
Look Up in Greek Lexicons
Grammatical Analysis
"ἅπτήσθαι"
Verb type: standard (-ω) verb (not a -μι verb)
Tense: aorist
Voice: middle
Mood: infinitive
Person: N/A (infinitive)
Number: N/A (infinitive)
Form note: ἅπτήσθαι is the aorist middle infinitive (sigmatic aorist: stem ἁπτ-/ἁψ- + -ησθαι) of ἅπτω/ἅπτομαι ‘to fasten; (mid.) to touch/lay hold of’ (often with genitive in the middle).
Related Forms of ἅπτομαι
9 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:
Verb Conjugation
View the complete conjugation table for this Ancient Greek verb across all moods, tenses, and voices.
Experimental Feature
This AI-generated conjugation table is experimental and may contain errors. Ancient Greek verb conjugation is complex, and the AI may produce incorrect forms.
Always verify conjugations with authoritative sources like Perseus Digital Library, LSJ, or Smyth's Greek Grammar.
Experimental Feature
AI-generated conjugation tables may contain errors. Always verify with authoritative sources like Perseus Digital Library or LSJ.