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θιγγάνω

θιγγάνω, to touch, handle

θιγγάνω, fut. προσ-θίξῃ prob. for -εις E. Heracl. 652: 2 fut. τεθίξομαι Id. Hipp. 1086: aor.2 ἔθῐγον Archil. 71, E. Ba. 304, etc.; Lacon. inf. σιγῆν Ar. Lys. 1004:—Pass., aor. θιχθῆναι S.E. M. 9.258:—
  • touch, handle: abs., μὴ θίγγανε IG 12(3).451 (Thera), etc.: usu. c. gen., οἴακος A. Ag. 663, etc.; χερσὶ or χερὶ θ. τινός, Id. Th. 44, E. Ba. 1318; διʼ ὁσίων χειρῶν S. OC 470: c. acc., χεῖρα (s. v.l.) Νεοβούλης θιγεῖν Archil. l.c.; χερσὶ γλαυκᾶς ἐλαίας θιγοῦ[σʼ ὄζον] Limen. 6 (dub. l.):—Pass., to be touched, Arist. HA 495a6.
      • 2 take hold of, τινος S. Aj. 1410 (anap.), etc.; θ. ὠλέναισιν τέκνου embrace, E. Ph. 300 (lyr.); θ. γυναικός have intercourse with . ., Id. Hipp. 1044; θ. εὐνῆς ib. 885, cf. S. OC 329: abs., E. El. 51; γλίχεται θιγεῖν καὶ συνεῖναι, of manʼs aspiration after God, Phld. D. 3.1.
      • 3 touch, attempt, παντὸς . . λόγου κακοῦ γλώσσῃ θ. S. Ph. 408; μή μοι λεπτῶν θίγγανε μύθων E. Fr. 924; θ. πονηρίας Isyll. 5; in hostile sense, attack, θηρός E. Ba. 1183 (lyr.); σώματος τοῦ σοῦ Id. IA 1351 (troch.).
    • II metaph., of the feelings, touch, θιγγάνει σέθεν τόδε; Id. Hipp. 310; ψυχᾶς, φρενῶν, Id. Alc. 108; πολλὰ θ. πρὸς ἧπαρ reach to the heart, A. Ag. 432 (lyr.).
      • 2 touch upon, in speaking or discussion, Arist. Metaph. 988a23, al., Pol. 1323b38; also of the mind, apprehend, νοῦς . . θιγγάνων καὶ νοῶν Id. Metaph. 1072b21, al.
      • 3 reach, win, ἀγώνων Pi. I. 1.18, etc. also c. dat., θ. ἡσυχίᾳ, ἀρεταῖς, ψεύδει, Id. P. 4.296, 8.24, 9.42; reach, hit, διαβολὴ θ. τινός Plu. Alex. 10.—Not found in pure Att. Prose (ἅπτομαι being used), but used by X. Cyr. 1.3.5, al.: aor. 1 inf. θίξαι v.l. for ψαῦσαι in Suid. s.v. θιγεῖν, θῖξαι v.l. for δεῖξαι in Arist. EN 1111a14.

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