Gloss
measure of length: cubit, or time: hour
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)
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. |
