verb

kathaptamō

Greekκαθάπτω (kathaptō)

Strong’sG2510

I lay hold of, fasten on to

stem kathapt-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

fastened … on1×

What it means

** καθ-άπτω,

[in Sm.: Ca 1:6*;]

1. to fasten on, put upon, c. acc.

2. Act. for mid. (cf. Bl., § 53, 3), to lay hold of, attack: c. gen., χειρός, Ac 28:3.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2510 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkath-ap'-to

to seize upon

Fromfrom G2596 and G680;

King Jamesfasten on.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
kathaptataκαθῆψε	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	fastened … on	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	kathaptamō	kathaptame	kathaptami	kathaptama	kathaptamē	kathaptamelē
you 2nd person singular	kathaptasō	kathaptase	kathaptasi	kathaptasa	kathaptasē	kathaptaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kathaptatō	kathaptate	kathaptati	kathaptata1×καθῆψε	kathaptatē	kathaptatelē
we 1st person plural	kathaptanō	kathaptane	kathaptani	kathaptana	kathaptanē	kathaptanelē
ye 2nd person plural	kathaptavō	kathaptave	kathaptavi	kathaptava	kathaptavē	kathaptavelē
they 3rd person plural	kathaptalō	kathaptale	kathaptali	kathaptala	kathaptalē	kathaptalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	kathaptameiō	kathaptameia	kathaptameiē
you 2nd person singular	kathaptaseiō	kathaptaseia	kathaptaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kathaptateiō	kathaptateia	kathaptateiē
we 1st person plural	kathaptaneiō	kathaptaneia	kathaptaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	kathaptaveiō	kathaptaveia	kathaptaveiē
they 3rd person plural	kathaptaleiō	kathaptaleia	kathaptaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	kathaptasōr	kathaptasar	kathaptasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kathaptatōr	kathaptatar	kathaptatēr
ye 2nd person plural	kathaptavōr	kathaptavar	kathaptavēr
they 3rd person plural	kathaptalōr	kathaptalar	kathaptalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	kathaptamoiō	kathaptamoia
you 2nd person singular	kathaptasoiō	kathaptasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kathaptatoiō	kathaptatoia
we 1st person plural	kathaptanoiō	kathaptanoia
ye 2nd person plural	kathaptavoiō	kathaptavoia
they 3rd person plural	kathaptaloiō	kathaptaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	kathaptarō	kathaptari	kathaptara	kathaptarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	kathaptarōtos	kathaptaritos	kathaptaratos	kathaptarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

kathaptstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

kathapt is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

kathaptata“fastened … on”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Acts 28:3“fastened … on”sustrefaratou de tou Paulou fruganeiu tinem plēthem kai epititharatou epi tan puran, echidnas apo tau thermau exercharatas kathaptata tau cheirau autou.Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.