θιγγάνωthingánō
to manipulate, i.e. have to do with; by implication, to injure
Greek (New Testament) · G2345
Meanings
1. to touch, handle: Colossians 2:21, Hebrews 12:20(LXX).
2. to injure (like Heb. נגע, and as in Eur., Iph. Aul., 1351): with genitive, Hebrews 11:28.
Synonyms
see ἅπτω.
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Colossians 2:21 “Don’t handle! Don’t taste! Don’t touch!”?
- Hebrews 11:28 It was by faith that Moses commanded the people of Israel to keep the Passover and to sprinkle blood on the doorposts so that the angel of death would not kill their firstborn sons.
- Hebrews 12:20 They staggered back under God’s command: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.