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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θιγγάνωG2345
Pronunciationthingánō
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 Itnot touch1×Colossians 2:21
touches1×Hebrews 12:20
would not touch1×Hebrews 11:28
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowColossians 2:21
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Colossians1Hebrews2
Source forms
θίγῃ2xthigēHebrews 11:28, Hebrews 12:20
θίγῃς1xthigēsColossians 2:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular2xHebrews 11:28, Hebrews 12:20
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular1xColossians 2:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to touch
Strong'sG2345
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms1 form3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to touch
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 2:21Verb Second Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
θίγῃςqighv
I touch, handle
Read verseHebrews 11:28Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
θίγῃqigh
I touch, handle
Read verseHebrews 12:20Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
θίγῃqigh
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 groups1Aligned forms3TensesAoristVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose3×
Aorist ActiveHeb 11:28 · Heb 12:20 · Col 2:213×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
active2
Mood
subjunctive2
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.