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The Ancient Greek word for to touch is
θιγγάνω





to touch



Translations for to touch and their definitions

ψαῦσμα
     1. n. touch, caress


ἁφή
     1. n. lighting, kindling
     2. n. touch, sense of touch
     3. n. (in wrestling) grip
     4. n. sand sprinkled over wrestlers, to enable them to get a grip of one another
     5. n. (mathematics) point of contact, intersection
     6. n. (in the plural) stripes, strokes
     7. n. (pathology) infection, especially of leprosy
     8. n. (anatomy) junction, point of contact in the body, ligament


θιγγάνω
     1. v. to touch, handle
     2. v. to take hold of
     3. v. to touch, attempt
     4. v. (figuratively, of the feelings) to touch, reach the heart
     5. v. (in speaking or discussion) to touch on, mention briefly
     6. v. to reach, win



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