πυγμή pugmē · G4435
fist
πυγμή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in LXX: Exo.21:18, Isa.58:4 (אֶגְרֹף) * ; ] ; the fist: πυγμῇ νίψασθαι τ. χῖρας (Τ, πυκνά; Vg., Goth., Copt., crebro), to wash the hands with the fist (diligently, R, txt.; up to the elbow, R, mg.; the exact meaning is doubtful; see Swete, in l): Mrk.7:3.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
πυγμ-ή, ἡ, ; (πύξ) fist, []; 2 boxing, as an athletic contest, πυγμῇ νικήσαντα []; πυγμὴν or τὴν π. ἀσκεῖν, []; frequently in Inscrr., e.g. πυγμὴν Ζωΐλος (i.e. ἐνίκησε) []; 2.b generally, fight, π. μονομάχων καὶ θηρίων Edict.Caes. cited in []; εἰς π. καθίστασθαι, τρέπεσθαι, of partridges, []; 3 in [] is interpretation diligently (variant{πυκνά}, often). ; II a measure of length, the distance from the elbow to the knuckles,= []
Where it's used 1 time
Source: TBESG G4435; TFLSJ G4435
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).
🎤 SermonWeek helper
Tap the mic and talk.
Or just say “yes” or “no”.
Things you can say
Simple word rules, no AI service. It only opens pages for you; it never saves or sends anything. Open the full helper page