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Lexicon :: Strong's G2345 - thinganō

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θιγγάνω
Transliteration
thinganō (Key)
Pronunciation
thing-gan'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A prolonged form of an obsolete primary thigo (to finger)
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
3x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Trench's Synonyms: xvii. θιγγάνω, ἅπτομαι, ψηλαφάω.

Strong’s Definitions

θιγγάνω thingánō, thing-gan'-o; a prolonged form of an obsolete primary θίγω thígō (to finger); to manipulate, i.e. have to do with; by implication, to injure:—handle, touch.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G2345 in the following manner: touch (2x), handle (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G2345 in the following manner: touch (2x), handle (1x).

  1. to touch, handle

    1. to do violence to, injury

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θιγγάνω thingánō, thing-gan'-o; a prolonged form of an obsolete primary θίγω thígō (to finger); to manipulate, i.e. have to do with; by implication, to injure:—handle, touch.
STRONGS G2345:
θιγγάνω [probably akin to τεῖχος, fingo, fiction, etc.; Curtius § 145]: 2 aorist ἔθιγον; to touch, handle: μηδὲ θίγῃς touch not namely, impure things, Colossians 2:21 [cf. ἅπτω, 2 c.]; τινός, Hebrews 12:20 ([Aeschylus], Xenophon, Plato, Tragg., others); like the Hebrew נָגַע, to do violence to, injure: τινός, Hebrews 11:28 (Euripides, Iph. Aul. 1351; ὧν αἱ βλάβαι αὗται θιγγάνουσι, Act. Thom. § 12).
[Synonym: see ἅπτω, 2 c.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Colossians
2:21
Hebrews
11:28; 12:20

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Strong's Number G2345 matches the Greek θιγγάνω (thinganō),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:21 - “Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:28 - By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:20 - For they could not endure the order that was given, “If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.”
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