πασπατεύω

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Στέργει γὰρ οὐδεὶς ἄγγελον κακῶν ἐπῶν → No one loves the bearer of bad news

Sophocles, Antigone, 277

Greek Monolingual

και πασπατεύγω
1. ψάχνω με την αφή, ψηλαφώ, ψαχουλεύω
2. αγγίζω κάτι απαλά με τα δάχτυλα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Πιθ. < πασπαλεύω < πασπάλη (πρβλ. ζητώ: ζήτουλας: ζητουλεύω)].