ἅπτω

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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):—fasten or bind 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 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:—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: —Pass., ἅπτεσθαι τὴν Μεγαρέων πόλιν καὶ Κορινθίων τοῖς τείχεσιν Arist.Pol.1280b14.    II more freq. in Med., ἅπτομαι, fut. ἅψομαι, aor. ἡψάμην E.Supp.317, with pf. 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 Act., kindle, set on fire (i.e. by contact of fire), Hdt.8.52, etc. (so in Med., Call.Dian.116); ἐρείκης θωμὸν ἅψαντες πυρί A.Ag.295: metaph., πυρσὸν ὕμνων Pi.I.4(3).43:—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:—Pass., ἄνθρακες ἡμμένοι red-hot embers, Th.4.100; δᾷδ' ἐνεγκάτω τις ἡμμένην Ar.Nu.1490, cf. Pl.301.    III cook, Alex.124.1.