For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
πῆχυς
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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. |