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ὀργυιά

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὀργυιά, ᾶς, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
orguia
Simplified transliteration: 
orguia
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3712
GK Number: 
3976
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1a
Gloss: 
fathom (about six feet)
Definition: 
the space measured by the arms outstretched; a fathom, Acts 27:28 (2x)*

Greek-English Concordance for ὀργυιά

Acts 27:28 So they took soundings and found twenty fathoms (orguias | ὀργυιάς | acc pl fem); and after a short distance they took soundings again and found fifteen fathoms (orguias | ὀργυιάς | acc pl fem).