Liddell–Scott–Jones: ψηλᾰφ-άω

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feel

ψηλᾰφ-άω, mostly used inpres.:fut.

A.

-ήσω

LXX Za. 9.13

:aor. ἐψηλάφησαib. Ge. 27.22 :— Pass. ,fut. ψηλαφηθήσομαιib. Na. 3.1 :aor.

ἐψηλαφήθην

S.E. M. 8.108

, Plu. 2.599c :—feelorgrope aboutto find a thing,likea blind man or hoodman-blind,χερσὶ ψηλαφόων( Ep. for-άων), of the Cyclops when blinded, Od. 9.416 ;ψηλαφῶν οὐκ ἐδυνάμην εὑρεῖν [τὸ ἱμάτιον] Ar. Ec. 315 ; ψηλαφῶντες . . ὥσπερ ἐν σκότει

Pl. Phd. 99b

: metaph., ψ. περί τινων

Phld. D. 1.14

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2. c. acc. rei,feel about for, gropeorsearch after,

ἐψηλαφῶμεν ἐν σκότῳ τὰ πράγματα

Ar. Pax 691

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;εἰ . . ψηλαφήσειαν αὐτὸν(sc.τὸν θεὸν) καὶ εὕροιεν

Act.Ap. 17.27

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II. feel, touch, handle, stroke,

Poll. 1.183 ;μή ποτε ψηλαφήσῃ με ὁ πατήρ,of Isaac and Jacob, LXX Ge. 27.12 , cf. Ev.Luc. 24.39 ; ψ. καὶ τρίβειν τοῖς δακτύλοις

Arist. HA 571a33

; esp. in Medic., of uterine examination, Hp. Mul. 1.40 , al.:— Pass. , ῶ̔ν ψηλαφωμένων ὁ ἵππος . . ἥδεται

X. Eq. 2.4

; [ ὄρνιθες] τῇ χειρὶ ψηλαφώμεναι

Arist. HA 560a9

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III. metaph.,test, examine,

τὸν ῦ̔ν

Plb. 8.29.8

; τὸν οἶνον

Gp. 7.5.1

; πᾶσαν ἐπίνοιαν

Plb. 8.16.4

; τὰς ἀλλήλων νοήσεις οἷον ὑπὸ σκότῳ διὰ φωνῆς ψ.

Plu. 2.589b

;εἴδωλον [τοῦ καλοῦ] διώκοντες καὶ ψ.ib. 766a :— Pass. , S.E.l.c.,τὰ ψηλαφηθέντα ὑπ' Ἀντιόχουtheattempts madeby . . , J. AJ 13.9.2 .

References

LXX Za. 9.13
Ge. 27.22
Na. 3.1
S.E. M. 8.108
Plu. 2.599c
Od. 9.416
Ar. Ec. 315
Pl. Phd. 99b
Phld. D. 1.14
Ar. Pax 691
Act.Ap. 17.27
Poll. 1.183
LXX Ge. 27.12
Ev.Luc. 24.39
Arist. HA 571a33
Hp. Mul. 1.40
X. Eq. 2.4
Arist. HA 560a9
Plb. 8.29.8
Gp. 7.5.1
Plb. 8.16.4
Plu. 2.589b
766a
J. AJ 13.9.2