GreekG4083Noun (Masculine)

πῆχυς

pēchus

4Occurrences
G4083Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the fore-arm, i.e. (as a measure) a cubit

of uncertain affinity;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.the forearm .
2.As a measure of length, a cubit
LXX: chiefly and frequently for אַמָּה

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

πῆχυς appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
1
Luke
1
Matthew
1
Revelation
1

Key Passages

John 21:8BSB

The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.

Luke 12:25BSB

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

Matthew 6:27BSB

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

Revelation 21:17BSB

And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.