to touch

Greek Verb

ψηλαφάω, -ῶ (ψάω, to touch), [in LXX for מוּשׁ, מָשַׁשׁ pi, etc;] 1) to feel or grope about; with accusative, to feel about for, search after: metaphorically, of seeking God, Act.17:27. 2) to feel, touch, handle: with accusative of person(s), Luk.24:39, 1Jn.1:1; προσεληλύθατε ψηλαφωμένῳ (ὄρει?), Heb.12:18 (R, txt, a mount that might be touched; mg, a palpable and kindled fire; see Westc, in l). (AS)

to touch

Greek Verb

ψηλᾰφ-άω, mostly used in present: future -ήσω[LXX]aorist ἐψηλάφησα[LXX]passive, future ψηλαφηθήσομαι[LXX]: aorist ἐψηλαφήθην [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—feel or grope about to find a thing, like a blind man or hoodman-blind, χερσὶ ψηλαφόων (Epic dialect for -άων), of the Cyclops when blinded, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ψηλαφῶν οὐκ ἐδυνάμην εὑρεῖν [τὸ ἱμάτιον] [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) with accusative of things, feel about for, grope or search after, ἐψηλαφῶμεν ἐν σκότῳ τὰ πράγματα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ. ψηλαφήσειαν αὐτὸν (i.e. τὸν θεὸν) καὶ εὕροιεν [NT] II) feel, touch, handle, stroke, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; μή ποτε ψηλαφήσῃ με ὁ πατήρ, of Isaac and Jacob, [LXX+NT+4th c.BC+]; especially in in Medicine texts, of uterine examination, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ὧν ψηλαφωμένων ὁ ἵππος. ἥδεται [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) metaphorically, test, examine, τὸν ν [Refs 2nd c.BC+] —passive, S.E.[same place], τὰ ψηλαφηθέντα ὑπ᾽ Ἀντιόχου the attempts made by, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

Greek

Verb

to manipulate, i.e. verify by contact; figuratively, to search for; feel after, handle, touch; from the base of g5567 (ψάλλω) (compare g5586 (ψῆφος))