G4083: πῆχυς
pēchys · “cubit/hour”
Definition
the fore-arm, i.e. (as a measure) a cubit
KJV translates it as: cubit
Word origin: of uncertain affinity;
Extended definition
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)
[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)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4083 is translated
- hour ×2
- cubits ×1
- cubits, ×1
Bible verses with G4083 (pēchys)
Pēchys appears in 4 verses.
- Matthew 6:27
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
- Luke 12:25
And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
- John 21:8
And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.
- Revelation 21:17
And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.