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Lexicon :: Strong's G4083 - pēchys

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πῆχυς
Transliteration
pēchys (Key)
Pronunciation
pay'-khoos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Strong’s Definitions

πῆχυς pēchys, pay'-khoos; of uncertain affinity; the fore-arm, i.e. (as a measure) a cubit:—cubit.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G4083 in the following manner: cubit (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G4083 in the following manner: cubit (4x).

  1. a cubit

  2. a measure of length equal to distance from the joint of the elbow to the tip of the middle finger (i.e. about 18 inches, (.5 m) but its precise length varied and is disputed)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πῆχυς pēchys, pay'-khoos; of uncertain affinity; the fore-arm, i.e. (as a measure) a cubit:—cubit.
STRONGS G4083:
πῆχυς, genitive πηχεως (not found in the N. T.), genitive plural πηχῶν contracted from Ionic πήχεων (John 21:8; Revelation 21:17; 1 Kings 7:3 (15), 39 (2); Esther 7:9; Ezekiel 40:5) according to later usage, for the earlier and Attic πήχεων, which is common in the Sept. (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 245f; (WHs Appendix, p. 157); Winer's Grammar, § 9, 2 e.), ὁ, the forearm i. e. that part of the arm between the hand and the elbow-joint (Homer, Odyssey 17, 38; Iliad 21, 166, etc.); hence, a cubit (ell, Latinulna), a measure of length equal to the distance from the joint of the elbow to the tip of the middle finger (i. e. about one foot and a half, but its precise length varied and is disputed; see B. D., under the phrase, Weights and Measures, II. 1): Matthew 6:27; Luke 12:25 (on these passages, cf. ἡλικία, 1 a.); John 21:8; Revelation 21:17. (The Sept. very often for אַמָּה.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
7:3
Esther
7:9
Ezekiel
40:5
Matthew
6:27
Luke
12:25
John
21:8; 21:8
Revelation
21:17; 21:17

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Strong's Number G4083 matches the Greek πῆχυς (pēchys),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:27 - And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:25 - And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:8 - The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards[fn] off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:17 - He also measured its wall, 144 cubits[fn] by human measurement, which is also an angel’s measurement.
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