ὀργυιά orguia · G3712
a fathom
ὀργυιά, -ᾶς, ἡ; (ὀρέγω), ; the length of the outstretched arms, a fathom: Act.27:28.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὄργυιᾰ, ; Attic dialect ὄργυᾰ, ᾶς, []; Ionic dialect ὄργυιᾰ, ῆς, ἡ (see. below): (ὀρέγω):— the length of the outstretched arms, about 6 feet or I fathom, ἕστηκε ξύλον.. ὅσον τ᾽ ὄργυι᾽ ὑπὲρ αἴης []; 2 more precisely, αἱ ἑκατὸν ὀργυιαὶ δίκαιαί εἰσι στάδιον ἑξάπλεθρον, ἑξαπέδου τῆς ὀργυιῆς μετρεομένης καὶ τετραπήχεος []; 3 rod for measuring land, = [] “*Geometry texts” 4.11:—poetry also ὀρόγυια (which see): in compounds -ωρυγ-, see at {δεκ-ώρυγος}. (Proparox. in nominative and accusative singular, …
Where it's used 2 times
Acts 27:28 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G3712; TFLSJ G3712
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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