Strong’s G681 · Greek
ἅπτω
háptō · hap'-to
Origin a primary verb;
Meaning properly, to fasten to, i.e. (specially) to set on fire
In the King James Version kindle, light.
In 4 verses of the King James Version
- Luke 8:16No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
- Luke 11:33No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
- Luke 15:8Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?
- Luke 22:55And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.