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ἀγκάλη agkalē · G0043

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arm

ἀγκάλη,-ης, ἡ ; (ἄγκος, a bend), [in LXX for אַצִּיל, חֵיק ; ] ; the bent arm: Luk.2:28 (cf. ἐναγκαλίζομαι).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀγκάλη [ᾰ], ἡ, ; bent arm, mostly in plural, ἐν ἀγκάλαις[]; without ἐν, ἀγκάλαις ἔχειν, περιΦέρειν, []; πρὸς ἀγκάλαις πεσεῖν[]: rarely in singular, []; 2 bend of knee, []; II metaphorically, anything closely enfolding, κυμάτων ἐν ἀγκάλαις[]; of the air, γῆν..ἔχονθ᾽ ὑγραῖς ἐν ἀ.[]; III bundle, sheaf, []

Where it's used 1 time

Luke 2:28

Source: TBESG G0043; TFLSJ G0043

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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