to attach

Greek Verb

καθ-άπτω [in Sm: Sng.1:6 *;] 1) to fasten on, put upon, with accusative 2) Act. for mid. (cf. Bl, § 53, 3), to lay hold of, attack: with genitive, χειρός, Act.28:3. (AS)

to attach

Greek Verb

καθάπτω, Ionic dialect κατ-, fasten or fix on, put upon, καθῆψεν ὤμοις. ἀμφίβληστρον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄγκυραν καθάψας having made it fast, [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—middle, κισσὸν ἐπὶ κρατὶ καθάπτεσθαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:— passive, βρόχῳ καθημμένος [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) equip by fastening or hanging on, in middle, σκευῇ σῶμ᾽ ἐμὸν καθάψομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, νεβρίνῃ καθημμένος δορᾷ with a fawn-skin slung round him, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) intransitive, attach itself, εἴς τι, πρός τι, [Refs 4th c.BC+], fasten upon, τῆς χειρός τινος [NT+2nd c.AD+] II) used by [Refs 8th c.BC+]middle, καθάπτεσθαί τινα ἐπέεσσι, in good or bad sense, as, σὺ τόν γ᾽ ἐπέεσσι καθάπτεσθαι μαλακοῖσι do thou accost him, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μαλακοῖσι καθαπτόμενος ἐπέεσσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but also ἀντιβίοις ἐπέεσσι καθαπτόμενος assailing. , [Refs 8th c.BC+]: without a qualifying adjective, accost, assail, ἐπέεσσι καθάπτετο θοῦρον Ἄρηα [Refs 8th c.BC+] II.2) after [Refs 8th c.BC+], with genitive, upbraid, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) in military sense, attack, καθαψάμενοι τῆς οὐραγίας [Refs 2nd c.BC+] II.4) appeal to, θεῶν. καταπτόμενος appealing to them, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.5) lay hold of, τυραννίδος [Refs 6th c.BC+]; τῆς θαλάσσης take to the sea, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: active, καθάπτων τοῦ τραχήλου [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.6) to be sensitive in respect of, ψόφου [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to seize upon; fasten on; from g2596 (κατά) and g680 (ἅπτομαι)