ψηλαφάω
Alt. ψηλα^φάω,
Etym. mostly in pres.
Etym. ψάω
1. "to feel or grope about" (epic for -άων), of the blinded Cyclops, Od.; ψηλαφῶντες ὥσπερ ἐν σκότῳ Plat.
Etym. like a blind man or one in the dark, χερσὶ ψηλαφόων
2. c. acc. rei, "to feel about for, search after", Ar., NTest.
II. "to feel, touch, stroke", Xen., NTest.