ἐπαφή

English (LSJ)

ἡ, (ἐπαφάω)

   A touch, touching, handling, A.Supp.17, Pl. Ti. 46b, al.; σφυγμοῦ Marcellin.Puls.114, al.; ἐ. μωσικὰ [τῆς λύρας] Euryph. ap. Stob.4.39.27: pl., ἐπαφαὶ χειρῶν Plu.2.2d.    2 severe handling, punishment, ἐ. καὶ νουθεσία ib.46d; esp. of Pythagorean treatment, Iamb.VP15.64 (pl.), 25.114.    3 touch, contact, ἡδεῖα ἐ. IGRom.4.503.11 (Pergam.).    b metaph., of apprehension, Epicur.Fr.250; ἡ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ εῐτε γνῶσις εἴτε ἐ. Plot.6.7.36, cf. Iamb. Comm.Math.8; τοῦ μέλλοντος Id.Myst.3.26.    4 Geom., point of contact, Euc. Phaen. p.68 M., Procl. Hyp.2.7; περὶ ἐπαφῶν, on the theory of tangents, title of work by Apollonius of Perga, Papp.636.21, al.    II the sense of touch, Pl.Tht.186b.    III in phrases such as ἐκτὸς ἱερᾶς νόσου καὶ ἐ. PLips.4.20 (iii A.D.), πλὴν ἐ. καὶ ἱ. ν. POxy.94.11 (i A.D.), etc., prob. external claim, cf. PStrassb.79.7 (i B.C.).

German (Pape)

[Seite 907] ἡ, die Berührung; Aesch. Suppl. 17; ἐπαφήν τινα παρέχειν Plat. Soph. 246 a; τοῦ σκληροῦ τὴν σκληρότητα διὰ τῆς ἐπαφῆς αἰσθήσεται, durch das Gefühl, Theaet. 186 b; Sp.; μωσικά, das Greifen in die Saiten der Lyra, Stob. fl. 103, 27; Plut. vrbdt es mit νουθεσία, Angriff, Tadel, de audit. 9.