GreekG4435Noun (Feminine)
πυγμή
pugmē
“fist”
1Occurrences
G4435Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
the clenched hand, i.e. (only in dative case as adverb) with the fist (hard scrubbing)
from a primary (the fist as a weapon);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
the fist: *πυγμῇ νίψασθαι χῖρας *(Τ, *πυκνά; *Vg., Goth., Copt., crebro), to wash the hands with the fist (diligently, R, txt.; up to the elbow, R, mg.; the exact meaning is doubtful; see Swete, in l).
LXX: (אֶגְרֹף) *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
πυγμή appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Mark
1
Key Passages
Mark 7:3BSB
Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
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