Pēchus πῆχυς
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| πῆχυς | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | pēchus |
| Strong's number | G4083 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | cubit/hour |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Pēchus (Greek πῆχυς, Strong's G4083) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “cubit/hour”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πῆχυς, -εως genitive pl., -ῶν (for Att.. -εων, see WH, App., 157; Thackeray, Gr., 151; Deiss., BS, 153),
[in LXX chiefly and frequently for אַמָּה ;]
1. the forearm (Hom.).
2. As a measure of length, a cubit: Mat.6:27, Luk.12:25, Jhn.21:8, Rev.21:17.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly and frequently for אַמָּה ;]
1. the forearm (Hom.).
2. As a measure of length, a cubit: Mat.6:27, Luk.12:25, Jhn.21:8, Rev.21:17.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | cubit (2), cubits (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | hour (1), single hour (1), cubits (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Pēchus, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 6:27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
Luke
- Luke 12:25And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
John
- John 21:8And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.
Revelation
- Revelation 21:17And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).