UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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προσψαύω

MainId: 004284000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: π

StrongCodes: G4379

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 004284001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   RelatedLemmas: [{'Word': 'ψαύω', 'Meanings': [{'LanguageCode': 'en', 'Meaning': 'touch'}, {'LanguageCode': 'zhT', 'Meaning': '摸'}]}, {'Word': 'ψώχω', 'Meanings': []}]

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 004284001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 24.75

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Sensory Events and States

      LEXSubDomains: Touch, Feel

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-06-13 15:50:21

         DefinitionShort: to touch something lightly, normally with the finger or hand

         Glosses: to touch

         Comments: For another interpretation of προσψαύω in {S:04201104600044}, see {D:18.11}. Note that προσψαύω[a] differs in meaning from {L:προσψαύω}[b] ‘to touch’ ({D:18.11}) in that it is understood in a hyperbolic sense of ‘to merely touch,’ while {L:προσψαύω}[b] implies ‘doing something to help’ or ‘doing something about it.’

      LEXReferences: LUKE 11:46

   2. LEXID: 004284001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 18.11

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Attachment

      LEXSubDomains: Grasp, Hold

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-06-13 15:50:21

         DefinitionShort: to touch something, with the intent of doing something about it

         Glosses: ['to touch', 'to touch to help']

         Comments: In employing a term for ‘touch’ in {S:04201104600044}, it is important to use an expression which will imply ‘touching in order to relieve the burden.’ This may be done in some instances by translating ‘to help by touching’ or ‘to touch with a finger in order to help a little.’ For another interpretation of {L:προσψαύω} in {S:04201104600044}, see {D:24.75}.

      LEXReferences: LUKE 11:46