verb
thinganamō
Greekθιγγάνω (thinganō)
Strong’sG2345
I touch, handle
stem thingan-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
θιγγάνω,
[in LXX for נגע, Ex 19:12*;]
SYN.: v.s. ἅπτω.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2345 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthing-gan'-o
to manipulate, i.e. have to do with; by implication, to injure
Froma prolonged form of an obsolete primary θίγω (to finger);
King Jameshandle, touch.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| thinganaseiaθίγῃς | happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular | handle | 1× |
| thinganateiaθίγῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | touch | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thinganamō | thinganame | thinganami | thinganama | thinganamē | thinganamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | thinganasō | thinganase | thinganasi | thinganasa | thinganasē | thinganaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thinganatō | thinganate | thinganati | thinganata | thinganatē | thinganatelē |
| we 1st person plural | thingananō | thinganane | thinganani | thinganana | thingananē | thingananelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thinganavō | thinganave | thinganavi | thinganava | thinganavē | thinganavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | thinganalō | thinganale | thinganali | thinganala | thinganalē | thinganalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thinganameiō | thinganameia | thinganameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | thinganaseiō | thinganaseia1×θίγῃς | thinganaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thinganateiō | thinganateia2×θίγῃ | thinganateiē |
| we 1st person plural | thingananeiō | thingananeia | thingananeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thinganaveiō | thinganaveia | thinganaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | thinganaleiō | thinganaleia | thinganaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thinganasōr | thinganasar | thinganasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thinganatōr | thinganatar | thinganatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | thinganavōr | thinganavar | thinganavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | thinganalōr | thinganalar | thinganalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thinganamoiō | thinganamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | thinganasoiō | thinganasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thinganatoiō | thinganatoia |
| we 1st person plural | thingananoiō | thingananoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thinganavoiō | thinganavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | thinganaloiō | thinganaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | thinganarō | thinganari | thinganara | thinganarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | thinganarōtos | thinganaritos | thinganaratos | thinganarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
thingan is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
thinganaseia“handle”happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular1×
Colossians 2:21“handle”Mē hapteseia mēde geueseia mēde thinganaseia,“Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”?
thinganateia“touch”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular2×
Hebrews 11:28“touch”pistia poiatē tem pascha kai tan proschusian teu haimeu, hina mē tos olothreuarōtos teim prōtotokeim thinganateia autoiu.By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.
Hebrews 12:20“touches”ouk ferale gar tem diastellirōtem; Kan thērem thinganateia teu oreu, lithoboliti;For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”