πῆχυς pēchus · G4083

cubit/hour

πῆχυς, -εως genitive pl., -ῶν (for Att.. -εων, see WH, App., 157; Thackeray, Gr., 151; Deiss., BS, 153), ; [in LXX chiefly and frequently for אַמָּה ; ] ; 1. the forearm (Hom.). ; 2. As a measure of length, a cubit: Mat.6:27, Luk.12:25, Jhn.21:8, Rev.21:17.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

πῆχυς ; (Aeolic dialect πᾶχυς [], ὁ, genitive πήχεος []: genitive plural πήχεων []; later contraction πηχῶν [], Moer.p.327 P.:—forearm, from wrist to elbow, []; opposed to βραχίων, []: in Poets, generally, arm, ἀμφὶ δ᾽ ἑὸν φίλον υίὸν ἐχεύατο πήχεε λευκώ []; λευκὸν ἀντείνασα π. []; λαιὸν ἔπαιρε π. []; 2 Anatomy texts, ulna, []; II centrepiece, which joined the two horns of the bow, τόν ῥ᾽ [ὀϊστὸν] ἐπὶ πήχει ἑλὼν ἕλκεν νευρήν []; III in plural, horns of the lyre, opposed to ζυγόν (the bridge), …

Where it's used 4 times

Matthew 6:27 · Luke 12:25 · John 21:8 · Revelation 21:17

Source: TBESG G4083; TFLSJ G4083

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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