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ἅπτω,fut. ἅψω:aor. ἧψα:— Pass. ,pf. ἧμμαι,
Ion.
A.
ἅμμαι
Hdt. 1.86
:fut.
ἅψομαι
Od. 9.379
,ἁφθήσομαι(συν-) Gal. 3.311 :— Med. , v.infr. (cf.ἑάφθη):—fastenorbind to,used by Hom. , once in Act. ,ἅψας ἀμφοτέρωθεν . . ἔντερον οἰός(of a lyre-string) Od. 21.408 ; once in Med. ,ἁψαμένη βρόχον . . ἀφ' ὑψηλοῖο μελάθρου having fastenedthe 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
:— Act. , βρόχους ἅ. κρεμαστούς
E. Or. 1036
; but βρόχῳ ἅ. δέρην
Id. Hel. 136
Close Browse lexicon entries , cf. AP 7.493 (Antip. Thess.).
;πάλην τινὶ ἅ. fastena contest in wrestlingonone,engage withone, Id. Ch. 868 : — Pass. , ἅπτεσθαι τὴν Μεγαρέων πόλιν καὶ Κορινθίων τοῖς τείχεσιν
II. more freq. in Med. ,ἅπτομαι, fut. ἅψομαι, aor.
(lyr.), Pl. Phdr. 260e :—fasten oneself to, grasp,c.gen., ἅψασθαι γούνων
; ἁψαμένη δὲ γενείου Ὀδυσσῆα προσέειπεν
; βρώμης δ' οὐχ ἅπτεαι οὐδὲ ποτῆτος;
, cf. 4.60 ; ὡς δ' ὅτε τίς τε κύων συὸς . . ἅπτηται κατόπισθε . . ἰσχία τε γλουτούς τε
; ἅπτεσθαι τοῦ ἐπεόντος ἐπὶ τῶν δενδρέων καρποῦ
;ἅπτεσθαί τινος,Lat.manus inicere alicui,
Id. 3.137 ; οὔτ' ἔθιγεν οὔθ' ἥψαθ' ἡμῶν
;τῶν σφυγμῶν feelthe pulse, Arr. Epict. 3.22.73 : metaph.,take hold of, cleave to,
b. abs.,τῶν μὲν γὰρ πάντων βέλε' ἅπτεταιfor the spears of all the Trojansreach their mark,
Il. 17.631 ; ἀμφοτέρων βέλε' ἥπτετο
III. metaph.,engage in, undertake,
;πολέμου prosecuteitvigorously,
Th. 5.61 ; ἧπται τοῦ πράγματος
, cf. E. IT 381 ; τῶν μεγίστων ἀσεβημάτων
; so ἅ. τῆς μουσικῆς καὶ φιλοσοφίας
;ἐπιτηδεύματοςib. 497e ; γεωμετρίας
, Pl. Euthd. 283a (butἅπτεσθαι τοῦ λόγου attack, impugnthe argument of another, Id. Phd. 86d );τούτων ἥψατο touched onthese points,handledthem, Th. 1.97 ; ἅ. τῆς ζητήσεως
; but also,touch on, treat superficially,
Pl. Lg. 694c , Arist. EE 1227a1 .
b. abs.,begin, set to work,
Pi. N. 8.22 , A. Ag. 1608 , etc.; μόνον τῷ δακτύλῳ
; esp. with words, Hdt. 5.92 .γ́; of diseases, ἧπταί μου
, cf. Gal. 15.702 ; ἥψατο τῶν ἀνθρώπων
;ὅσα ἅπτεται ἀνθρώπωνall thatfeed onhuman flesh, ib. 50 .
ἄλγος οὐδὲν ἅπτεται νεκροῦ
, cf. S. OC 955 ; ἅπτει μου τοῖς λόγοις τῆς ψυχῆς
; ὥς μου χρησμὸς ἅ. φρενῶν
;make an impression upon,
4. grasp with the senses, perceive,
S. OC 1550 , Pl. Phd. 99e ;apprehend,
5. have intercourse witha woman, Pl. Lg. 84c a, Arist. Pol. 1335b40 , 1 Ep.Cor. 7.1 ; εὐνῆς
6. come up to, reach, overtake,
: in Pi. , c. dat., ἀγλαί̈αις
; but also c. gen., Ἡρακλέος σταλᾶν
7. make use of, avail oneself of,
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,
Def. 5 , Archim. Sph.Cyl. 1.28 ;pass througha point, Euc. 4
Defs. 2 , 6 ; of points,lie ona line or curve, ib. Defs. 1 , 3 ;ἅπτεται τὸ σημεῖον θέσει δεδομένης εὐθείας the locusof the pointisa given straight line, Id. ap. Papp. 656.6 ,al.
Act. ,kindle, set on fire(i.e. bycontactof fire), Hdt. 8.52 , etc. (so in Med. , Call. Dian. 116 ); ἐρείκης θωμὸν ἅψαντες πυρί
:— Pass. ,to be set on fire,
ὁ μοχλὸς ἐλάϊνος ἐν πυρὶ μέλλεν ἅψεσθαι
;ὡς ἅφθη τάχιστα τὸ λήιον . . ἅψατο νηοῦas soon as the corncaught fire,itset fire tothe temple, Hdt. 1.19 ;πυρῆς ἤδη ἁμμένηςib. 86 ; ἧπται πυρί
II. ἅ. πῦρ kindlea fire, ib. 503 :— Pass. ,ἄνθρακες ἡμμένοι red-hotembers, Th. 4.100 ; δᾷδ' ἐνεγκάτω τις ἡμμένην
References Hdt. 1.86 Od. 9.379 Gal. 3.311 Hom. Od. 21.408 11.278 E. Hipp. 770 A.R. 1.1065 E. Or. 1036 Id. Hel. 136 AP 7.493 A. Eu. 307 Id. Ch. 868 Arist. Pol. 1280b14 E. Supp. 317 S. Tr. 1010 Pl. Phdr. 260e Il. 1.512 10.377 Od. 19.473 Il. 2.152 Od. 10.379 4.60 Il. 8.339 Hdt. 2.32 Id. 4.172 Id. 3.137 E. Ba. 617 Arr. Epict. 3.22.73 Pl. Lg. 967c Il. 17.631 8.67 D.S. 4.48 S. Ant. 179 Th. 5.61 D. 21.155 Pl. Phd. 108b E. IT 381 Plb. 7.13.6 Pl. R. 411c 497e Id. Plt. 266a Plb. 1.24.7 E. Andr. 662 Pl. Euthd. 283a Id. Phd. 86d Th. 1.97 Arist. GC 320b34 Pl. Lg. 694c Arist. EE 1227a1 Ar. Ec. 581 Pi. N. 8.22 A. Ag. 1608 Ar. Lys. 365 Plb. 2.34.12 Hdt. 5.92 Gal. 15.702 Th. 2.48 50 Pl. Lg. 913a Id. R. 360b A. Fr. 255 S. OC 955 Pl. Ion 535a E. Rh. 916 Ar. Eq. 1237 OGI 315.56 S. OC 1550 Pl. Phd. 99e Arist. Resp. 472a3 Pl. Lg. 84c Arist. Pol. 1335b40 1 Ep.Cor. 7.1 E. Ph. 946 X. HG 5.4.43 Pl. Phd. 65b Id. Smp. 211b Pi. P. 10.28 Id. I. 4(3).12 Id. O. 3.44 E. IA 56 Arist. Ph. 231a22 Metaph. 1002a34 S.E. M. 3.35 Euc. 3 Def. 2 Id. 4 Def. 5 Archim. Sph.Cyl. 1.28 Euc. 4 Defs. 2 6 Defs. 1 3 Papp. 656.6 Hdt. 8.52 Call. Dian. 116 A. Ag. 295 Pi. I. 4(3).43 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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