θιγγάνω

thinganōto touchHow to read Greek
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Definition

θιγγάνω

[in LXX for נָגַע, Exodus 19:12 * ;]

1. to touch, handle: Colossians 2:21, Hebrews 12:20" (LXX) .

2. to injure (like Heb. נָגַע, and as in Eur., Iph. Aul., 1351): with genitive, Hebrews 11:28.

Synonyms: see: ἅπτω

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Colossians 2:21θίγῃς · not touch
    “Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”?
  2. Hebrews 11:28θίγῃ · would not touch
    By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.
  3. Hebrews 12:20θίγῃ · touches
    For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”