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καθάπτω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
καθάπτω
Greek transliteration: 
kathaptō
Simplified transliteration: 
kathapto
Principal Parts: 
-, ἐκάθηψα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2510
GK Number: 
2750
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-4
Gloss: 
to fasten, attach, take hold of, seize
Definition: 
trans. to fasten or fit to; in NT equivalent to καθάπτομαι, to fix one's self upon, fasten upon, take hold of, seize, Acts 28:3*

Greek-English Concordance for καθάπτω

Acts 28:3 When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out from the heat and fastened (kathēpsen | καθῆψεν | aor act ind 3 sg) onto his hand.