ἐφάπτω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐπᾰ́πτω (epáptō) — Ionic

Etymology

From ἐπῐ- (epi-, “upon”) +‎ ᾰ̔́πτω (háptō, “touch”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pʰáp.tɔː/ → /eˈɸap.to/ → /eˈfap.to/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pʰáp.tɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpʰap.to/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈɸap.to/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈfap.to/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈfap.to/

Verb

ἐφᾰ́πτω • (epháptō)

1. to bind on
2. to lay hold of
   1. to lay hold of, reach with the mind, attain
   2. (with dative) to apply oneself to
   3. (perfect passive participle) possessed of
   4. to be connected with
   5. to follow, come next

Inflection

   Present: ἐφᾰ́πτω, ἐφᾰ́πτομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφᾰ́πτω	ἐφᾰ́πτεις	ἐφᾰ́πτει	ἐφᾰ́πτετον	ἐφᾰ́πτετον	ἐφᾰ́πτομεν	ἐφᾰ́πτετε	ἐφᾰ́πτουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐφᾰ́πτω	ἐφᾰ́πτῃς	ἐφᾰ́πτῃ	ἐφᾰ́πτητον	ἐφᾰ́πτητον	ἐφᾰ́πτωμεν	ἐφᾰ́πτητε	ἐφᾰ́πτωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐφᾰ́πτοιμῐ	ἐφᾰ́πτοις	ἐφᾰ́πτοι	ἐφᾰ́πτοιτον	ἐφᾰπτοίτην	ἐφᾰ́πτοιμεν	ἐφᾰ́πτοιτε	ἐφᾰ́πτοιεν
	imperative		ἔφᾰπτε	ἐφᾰπτέτω	ἐφᾰ́πτετον	ἐφᾰπτέτων		ἐφᾰ́πτετε	ἐφᾰπτόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐφᾰ́πτομαι	ἐφᾰ́πτῃ, ἐφᾰ́πτει	ἐφᾰ́πτεται	ἐφᾰ́πτεσθον	ἐφᾰ́πτεσθον	ἐφᾰπτόμεθᾰ	ἐφᾰ́πτεσθε	ἐφᾰ́πτονται
	subjunctive	ἐφᾰ́πτωμαι	ἐφᾰ́πτῃ	ἐφᾰ́πτηται	ἐφᾰ́πτησθον	ἐφᾰ́πτησθον	ἐφᾰπτώμεθᾰ	ἐφᾰ́πτησθε	ἐφᾰ́πτωνται
	optative	ἐφᾰπτοίμην	ἐφᾰ́πτοιο	ἐφᾰ́πτοιτο	ἐφᾰ́πτοισθον	ἐφᾰπτοίσθην	ἐφᾰπτοίμεθᾰ	ἐφᾰ́πτοισθε	ἐφᾰ́πτοιντο
	imperative		ἐφᾰ́πτου	ἐφᾰπτέσθω	ἐφᾰ́πτεσθον	ἐφᾰπτέσθων		ἐφᾰ́πτεσθε	ἐφᾰπτέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐφᾰ́πτειν				ἐφᾰ́πτεσθαι
participle	m	ἐφᾰ́πτων				ἐφᾰπτόμενος
	f	ἐφᾰ́πτουσᾰ				ἐφᾰπτομένη
	n	ἐφᾰ́πτον				ἐφᾰπτόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐφᾰ́πτον, ἐφᾰπτόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφᾰ́πτον	ἐφᾰ́πτες	ἐφᾰ́πτε(ν)	ἐφᾰ́πτετον	ἐφᾰπτέτην	ἐφᾰ́πτομεν	ἐφᾰ́πτετε	ἐφᾰ́πτον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐφᾰπτόμην	ἐφᾰ́πτου	ἐφᾰ́πτετο	ἐφᾰ́πτεσθον	ἐφᾰπτέσθην	ἐφᾰπτόμεθᾰ	ἐφᾰ́πτεσθε	ἐφᾰ́πτοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐφήπτω, ἐφήπτομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφήπτω	ἐφήπτεις	ἐφήπτει	ἐφήπτετον	ἐφήπτετον	ἐφήπτομεν	ἐφήπτετε	ἐφήπτουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐφήπτοιμῐ	ἐφήπτοις	ἐφήπτοι	ἐφήπτοιτον	ἐφηπτοίτην	ἐφήπτοιμεν	ἐφήπτοιτε	ἐφήπτοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐφήπτομαι	ἐφήπτῃ, ἐφήπτει	ἐφήπτεται	ἐφήπτεσθον	ἐφήπτεσθον	ἐφηπτόμεθᾰ	ἐφήπτεσθε	ἐφήπτονται
	optative	ἐφηπτοίμην	ἐφήπτοιο	ἐφήπτοιτο	ἐφήπτοισθον	ἐφηπτοίσθην	ἐφηπτοίμεθᾰ	ἐφήπτοισθε	ἐφήπτοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐφήπτειν			ἐφήπτεσθαι
participle	m	ἐφήπτων			ἐφηπτόμενος
	f	ἐφήπτουσᾰ			ἐφηπτομένη
	n	ἐφῆπτον			ἐφηπτόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἐφῆμμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐφῆμμαι	ἐφῆψαι	ἐφῆπται	ἐφῆφθον	ἐφῆφθον	ἐφήμμεθᾰ	ἐφῆφθε	ἐφήπᾰται
	subjunctive	ἐφημμένος ὦ	ἐφημμένος ᾖς	ἐφημμένος ᾖ	ἐφημμένω ἦτον	ἐφημμένω ἦτον	ἐφημμένοι ὦμεν	ἐφημμένοι ἦτε	ἐφημμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐφημμένος εἴην	ἐφημμένος εἴης	ἐφημμένος εἴη	ἐφημμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐφημμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐφημμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐφημμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐφημμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἐφῆψο	ἐφήφθω	ἐφῆφθον	ἐφήφθων		ἐφῆφθε	ἐφήφθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ἐφῆφθαι
participle	m					ἐφημμένος
	f					ἐφημμένη
	n					ἐφημμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ἐφήμμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐφήμμην	ἐφῆψο	ἐφῆπτο	ἐφῆφθον	ἐφήφθην	ἐφήμμεθᾰ	ἐφῆφθε	ἐφήπᾰτο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

References

• “ἐφάπτω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐφάπτω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἐφάπτω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐφάπτω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐφάπτω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἐφάπτω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter