Strong's Lexicon
G2510
G2510 — καθάπτω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2510 |
|---|---|
| Word: | καθάπτω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G2596 and G680 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | kathapto |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kath-ap'-to |
| Meaning: | 1. to seize upon |
| KJV Renderings: | fasten on |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
καθάπτω: 1 aorist καθηψα;
1. to fit or fasten to, bind on.
2. to lay hold of, fasten on (hostilely): τῆς χειρός αὐτοῦ, Act 28:3 (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 257 (241)); τοῦ τραχήλου, Epictetus diss. 3, 20, 10. (In middle from Homer down (with the genitive from Herodotus on).)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
καθάπτω (fasten on)
Acts 28:3
- KJV: And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on his hand
- GK: συστρέψαντος δε του Παύλου φρυγάνων πλήθος και επιθέντος επί την πυράν έχιδνα εκ της θέρμης διεξελθούσα καθήψε της χειρός αυτού