πῆχυς
pēchys
“the fore-arm, i.e. (as a measure) a cubit”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
the fore-arm, i.e. (as a measure) a cubit
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
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*
Translated in KJV as
cubit
Etymology
of uncertain affinity;
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