ΕΠΑΦΑΣΑΙ, επαφασαι
EPAPHASAI, epaphasai
Sounds Like: eh-pah-FAH-sai
Translations: to touch, to handle, to lay hold of, to reach
From the root: ΕΠΑΦΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of touching or coming into contact with something. It can imply a physical touch, or more broadly, the act of reaching or laying hold of something. It is often used in contexts where a physical interaction is described.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle Voice, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1816 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΑΦΑΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΑΦΩΜΕΝΟΙΣ — touching, laying hold of, clinging to, adhering to
- ΕΠΑΦΗΣΕΙΣ — you will touch, you will handle, you will lay hands on
- ΕΠΑΦΗΣΩ — I will touch, I will handle, I will lay hold of
- ΠΑΦΑ — to touch, to graze, to handle, to lay hold of
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