Lexicon :: Strong's G3712 - orguia

ὀργυιά
Transliteration
orguia (Key)
Pronunciation
org-wee-ah'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s) TR
2x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ὀργυιά orguiá, org-wee-ah'; from G3713; a stretch of the arms, i.e. a fathom:—fathom.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G3712 in the following manner: fathom (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G3712 in the following manner: fathom (2x).

  1. fathom, the distance across the breast from the tip of one middle finger to the tip of the other when the arms are outstretched, 5 to 6 feet (2 m)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀργυιά orguiá, org-wee-ah'; from G3713; a stretch of the arms, i.e. a fathom:—fathom.
STRONGS G3712:
ὀργυιά, ὀργυιάς, ἡ (ὀρέγω to stretch out), the distance across the breast front the tip of one middle finger to the tip of the other when the arms are outstretched; five or six feet, a fathom: Acts 27:28. (Homer, Herodotus, Xenophon, others.)
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