ΕΨΗΛΑΦΗΣΑΝ, εψηλαφησαν
EPSĒLAPHĒSAN, epsēlaphēsan
Sounds Like: ep-see-la-FEE-san
Translations: they touched, they handled, they felt, they groped
From the root: ΨΗΛΑΦΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of touching, handling, or feeling something, often with the hands. It implies a deliberate or investigative touch, sometimes suggesting a groping or searching motion, especially in the dark or when trying to ascertain something by touch. It is used to describe a physical interaction with an object or person.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G5584 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 John — 1:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΨΗΛΑΦΑΩ.
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.
- ἈΨΗΛΑΦΗΤΟΝ — untouchable, that cannot be touched, invisible, an untouchable thing
- ἘΨΗΛΑΦΗΣΑΝ — they touched, they handled, they felt, they groped
- ἘΨΗΛΑΦΗΣΕΝ — he touched, he felt, he handled
- ἘΨΗΛΑΦΗΣΥΝΗ — touching, a touching, feeling, a feeling, handling, a handling
- ΨΗΛΑΦΑΝ — to touch, to feel, to handle, to grope, to feel after
- ΨΗΛΑΦΑΩ — to touch, to handle, to feel, to grope, to feel after
- ΨΗΛΑΦΗΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be touched, will be felt, will be handled
- ΨΗΛΑΦΗΣΑΙ — to touch, to feel, to grope, to handle
- ΨΗΛΑΦΗΣΑΙΣΑΝ — having touched, having felt, having groped, having handled
- ΨΗΛΑΦΗΣΑΤΕ — touch, handle, feel, grope
- ΨΗΛΑΦΗΣΕΙΑΝ — they might touch, they might feel, they might grope for, they might handle
- ΨΗΛΑΦΗΣΕΙΕ — might touch, might feel, might grope, might handle
- ΨΗΛΑΦΗΣΗ — touching, a touching, feeling, a feeling, handling, a handling
- ΨΗΛΑΦΗΣΟΥΣΙ — they will touch, they will feel, they will grope, they will handle
- ΨΗΛΑΦΗΣΟΥΣΙΝ — they will touch, they will feel, they will grope
- ΨΗΛΑΦΗΣΩ — I will touch, I will feel, I will handle, I will grope
- ΨΗΛΑΦΗΤΟΝ — tangible, that can be felt, palpable, a tangible thing
- ΨΗΛΑΦΩΜΕΝΩ — to be touched, to be felt, to be handled, to be groped, to be palpable, to be tangible
- ΨΗΛΑΦΩΝ — touching, feeling, groping, handling, a touching, a feeling, a groping, a handling
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