The Ancient Greek word for to touch is
θιγγάνω
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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