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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Colossians 2:21 - Why
Colossians 2:21 - (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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Touch | G680 | ἅπτομαι |
[Verb] properly to attach oneself to that is to touch (in many implied relations) |
not | G3361 | μή |
(adverbially) not (conjugationally) lest; also (as interrogitive implying a negative answer [whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one]); whether |
taste | G1089 | γεύομαι |
[Verb] to taste; by implication to eat; figuratively to experience (good or ill) |
not | G3361 | μή |
(adverbially) not (conjugationally) lest; also (as interrogitive implying a negative answer [whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one]); whether |
handle | G2345 | θιγγάνω |
[Verb] to manipulate that is have to do with; by implication to injure |
not | G3361 | μή |
(adverbially) not (conjugationally) lest; also (as interrogitive implying a negative answer [whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one]); whether |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.