ψηλαφάω
psēlaphaō
“to touch”
Definition
to manipulate, i.e. verify by contact; figuratively, to search for
from the base of G5567 (ψάλλω) (compare G5586 (ψῆφος));
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
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Occurrences
ψηλαφάω appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;
Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.