What does θιγγάνω (thingánō) mean in the Bible?
θιγγάνω (thingánō) is a Greek word meaning "to touch".
Greek · G2345
θιγγάνω
To touch
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θιγγάνω G2345
Pronunciation thingánō
What does θιγγάνω (thingánō) mean in the Bible?
θιγγάνω (thingánō) is a Greek word meaning "to touch".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2345?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include not touch (1), touches (1), would not touch (1).
Where does θιγγάνω (thingánō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Colossians 2:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (2), Colossians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It not touch 1× Colossians 2:21
touches 1× Hebrews 12:20
would not touch 1× Hebrews 11:28
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Colossians 2:21
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Colossians 1 Hebrews 2
Source forms
θίγῃ 2x thigē Hebrews 11:28, Hebrews 12:20
θίγῃς 1x thigēs Colossians 2:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Hebrews 11:28, Hebrews 12:20
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Colossians 2:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to touch
Strong's G2345
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to touch
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Colossians 2:21 Verb Second Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
θίγῃς qighv
I touch, handle
Read verse Hebrews 11:28 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
θίγῃ qigh
I touch, handle
Read verse Hebrews 12:20 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
θίγῃ qigh
I touch, handle
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Aorist Active Heb 11:28 · Heb 12:20 · Col 2:21 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
θιγγάνω is from an obsolete root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain