ἀφ-άπτω,
aorist ἀφῆψα, imperative ἄφαψον[[ 3rd-2nd c.BC: Philo Mechanicus “(Belopoeica) Excerpte aus Philons Mechanik - Ath. Berl. Akad.” 65.37] Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—fasten from or upon, ἅμματα ἀπάψας having tied knots on a string, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.98, compare 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ συρίγγων” 4] Refs 5th c.BC+]:— middle, [[ LXX.Pro.3.3, +others] LXX]:—passive, to be hung on, hang on, perfect participle ἀπαμμένος (Ionic dialect for ἀφημμ-) [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.121. ; ἀφημμένος ἐκ ποδεώνων 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 22.52. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 metaphorically of argument, [[ 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 16.82.] Refs 2nd c.AD+]