UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to touch

Semantic entry: 24.74

Semantic domains: Sensory Events and States

Subdomains: Touch, Feel

Definition: to come in contact with

Notes: It is also possible in OET HEB 11:28 that θιγγάνω is to be understood in the sense of ‘to kill’ (see 20.75: θιγγάνω).

Sense 2: to kill, to slay, to cause the death of

Semantic entry: 20.75

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Kill

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