1. ψηλαφάω · psēlaphaō — Beekes
to feel, grope, caress, grope around, examine
The corpus record
ψηλᾰφ-άω
pselaphao
to feel, grope, caress, grope around, examine
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Distribution
- Nahum 1 · 10.83/10k
- 1 John 1 · 4.7/10k
- Zacharias 2 · 4.15/10k
- Hebrews 1 · 1.99/10k
- Job 2 · 1.5/10k
- On the Art of Horsemanship 1 · 1.44/10k
- Ecclesiazusae 1 · 1.31/10k
- Peace 1 · 1.26/10k
- Genesis 3 · 1/10k
- Deuteronomium 2 · 0.89/10k
- Isaias 2 · 0.76/10k
- Judices (cod. Al.) 1 · 0.68/10k
Densest 12 of 18 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. ψηλαφάω · psēlaphaō — Frisk
außerpräs
3. ψηλᾰφ-άω · psēlaph-aō — LSJ
feel, grope about, feel about for, grope
Attestations
- ψηλαφόων · psēlaphoōn Odyssey 9.416
- ψηλαφῶντες · psēlaphōntes Plato, Phaedo 99 (DIORISIS sentence 882)
- ψηλαφωμένων · psēlaphōmenōn Xenophon, On the Art of Horsemanship 2.4 (DIORISIS sentence 71)
- ψηλαφῶν · psēlaphōn Aristotle, Eudemian Ethics 2
- ψηλαφήσατέ · psēlaphēsate New Testament, Luke 24.39 (DIORISIS sentence 1276)
- ψηλαφήσειαν · psēlaphēseian New Testament, Acts 17.26 (DIORISIS sentence 611)
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