GreekG3712Noun (Feminine)
ὀργυιά
orguia
“a fathom”
1Occurrences
G3712Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a stretch of the arms, i.e. a fathom
from G3713 (ὀρέγομαι);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
the length of the outstretched arms, a fathom.
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ὀργυιά appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
1
Key Passages
Acts 27:28BSB
They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms.
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