προσψαύω
prospsaúō · G4379 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to touch
To touch something lightly, normally with the finger or hand
ExamplesLuke 11:46 But He said, “Woe to you lawyers as well! For you load people with burdens that are hard to bear, while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- φορτίονload 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- οὐnot 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- ἅπτομαι háptomai · G680 · to ignite, to kindle, to set ablaze
- The common Greek verb for 'to touch' in general contexts and specifically in healing narratives (e.g., Mark 1:41, Luke 5:13). προσψαύω is a rarer, more specific verb emphasizing the impinging/laying-on aspect, but ἅπτομαι could substitute in virtually all contexts where προσψαύω appears.
In the other Testament 1 word
- נָגַע nâgaʻ · H5060 · to touch, to reach, to extend
- The primary Hebrew verb for 'to touch' in both neutral and purposeful contexts, including touching for healing (e.g., Isa 6:7, Gen 3:3). προσψαύω expresses the specific act of touching/impinging upon someone, typically for relief or healing, making נגע the natural Hebrew equivalent a translator would use.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- To touch, to touch to help18.11
- The verb describes touching something in order to lend assistance or relieve a burden. Jesus' rebuke of the lawyers uses this term: “For you load people with burdens that are hard to bear, while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers” (Luke 11:46).
- To touch24.75
- The same verb, and the same single occurrence, also carries the more basic sense of physical contact by touch. Jesus' rebuke of the lawyers uses this term: “while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers” (Luke 11:46, where the noun's unique New Testament occurrence supports both the touch-to-help and the plain physical-contact senses together).
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon to touch: τίνι (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 52, 4, 14), a thing, Lk 11:46. (Pindar, Sophocles,…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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