(Touch not; taste not; handle not;
Compare Colossians 2:16. Instances of the "ordinances" (Colossians 2:20) in the words of their imposers. There is an ascending climax of superstitious prohibitions. The first х hapsee (G680)] is distinguished from the third х thigees (G2345)]: the former means close contact and retention, the latter momentary contact (cf. 1 Corinthians 7:1; John 20:17). х Mee (G3361) mou (G3450) haptou (G680)] 'Hold me not,' 'Handle not, neither taste, nor even touch:' referring to eating and drinking.' 'Handle (hold) not' nor 'taste' with the tongue, 'nor even touch,' however slight the contact.