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Lexicon :: Strong's G43 - agkalē

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ἀγκάλη
Transliteration
agkalē (Key)
Pronunciation
ang-kal'-ay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From agkos (a bend,
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
3x in 3 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Strong’s Definitions

ἀγκάλη ankálē, ang-kal'-ay; from ἄγκος ánkos (a bend, "ache"); an arm (as curved):—arm.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G43 in the following manner: arm (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G43 in the following manner: arm (1x).

  1. the curve or inner angle of the arm, the bent arm

  2. anything closely enfolding, as the arms of the sea, etc.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀγκάλη ankálē, ang-kal'-ay; from ἄγκος ánkos (a bend, "ache"); an arm (as curved):—arm.
STRONGS G43:
ἀγκάλη, -ης, ἡ (ἀγκη, ἀγκάς [from the root ak to bend, curve, cf. Latin uncus, angulus, English angle, etc.; cf. Curtius, § 1; Vanicek, p. 2f]), the curve or inner angle of the arm: δέξασθαι εἰς τὰς ἀγκάλας, Luke 2:28.
The Greeks also said ἀγκὰς λαβεῖν ἐν ἀγκάλαις περιφέρειν, etc., see ἐναγκαλίζομαι. [(From Aeschylus and Herodotus down.)]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
2:28

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G43 matches the Greek ἀγκάλη (agkalē),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the LXX Greek.

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