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πῆχυς

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πῆχυς, εως, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
pēchus
Simplified transliteration: 
pechus
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4083
GK Number: 
4388
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3e(1)
Gloss: 
measure of length: cubit, or time: hour
Definition: 
pr. cubitus, the forearm; hence, a cubit, a measure of length, equal to the distance from the elbow to the extremity of the middle finger, usually considered as equivalent to a foot and one half, or 17 inches and one half, Jn. 21:8; Rev. 21:17; met. of time, a span, Mt. 6:27; Lk. 12:25*

Greek-English Concordance for πῆχυς

Matthew 6:27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single cubit (pēchun | πῆχυν | acc sg masc) to his height?
Luke 12:25 And which of you by worrying can add a single (pēchun | πῆχυν | acc sg masc) hour (pēchun | πῆχυν | acc sg masc) to his span of life?
John 21:8 But the other disciples came with the boat, pulling the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, no more than a hundred yards (pēchōn | πηχῶν | gen pl masc).
Revelation 21:17 He also measured its wall, one hundred and forty-four cubits (pēchōn | πηχῶν | gen pl masc) by human measurement, which is also an angel’s measurement.