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θιγγάνω

MainId: 002350000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: θ

StrongCodes: G2345

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 002350001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: θιγγάνω

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Form: aor.subj.

      Realizations: θίγω

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 002350001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 24.74

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Sensory Events and States

      LEXSubDomains: Touch, Feel

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-18 10:50:15

         DefinitionShort: to come in contact with

         Glosses: to touch

         Comments: It is also possible in {S:05801102800032} that θιγγάνω is to be understood in the sense of ‘to kill’ (see {D:20.75}).

      LEXReferences: COL 2:21, HEB 11:28, HEB 12:20

   2. LEXID: 002350001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 20.75

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

      LEXSubDomains: Kill

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-18 10:50:15

         DefinitionShort: (a figurative extension of meaning of {L:θιγγάνω}[a] ‘to touch,’ {D:24.74}) to cause the death of someone, perhaps suggesting some supernatural or mysterious means

         Glosses: ['to kill', 'to slay', 'to cause the death of']

      LEXReferences: HEB 11:28