ἀμφ-αφάω , part. ἀμφαφόων, -όωσα, mid. inf. -άασθαι, ipf. -όωντο: feel about, handle, esp. to test or
examine something; τρὶς δὲ περίστειξας κοῖλον
λόχον ἀμφαφόωσα (Helen walks around the Trojan horse and
‘feels over’ it, while the Greeks are concealed
within), Od. 4.277; of examining a
necklace, χερσίν τ᾽ ἀμφαφόωντο, Od. 15.462.