Strong G43ἀγκάλη
arm
- Transliteration
- agkalē
- Pronunciation
- ang-kal'-ay
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From ἄγκος
agkos (a bend ache); an arm (as curved): - arm.
agkos (a bend ache); an arm (as curved): - arm.
Detailed definition
ἀγκάλη,-ης, ἡ
(ἄγκος, a bend), [in LXX for אַצִּיל, חֵיק;]
the bent arm: Luk.2:28 (cf. ἐναγκαλίζομαι).†
(AS)
(ἄγκος, a bend), [in LXX for אַצִּיל, חֵיק;]
the bent arm: Luk.2:28 (cf. ἐναγκαλίζομαι).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G43 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- arm1
First verses
- Luke 2:28Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀγκάλη [ᾰ], ἡ,
bent arm, mostly in plural, ἐν ἀγκάλαις[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 723, “Supp.” 481, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 351, +others; proverbial, ἐν ταῖς ἀ. περιΦέρειν τινά 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.5.50)]; without ἐν, ἀγκάλαις ἔχειν, περιΦέρειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 289, “Or.” 464; ἐπ᾽ ἀγκάλαις λαβεῖν [prev. author] “Ion” 761, compare “IT” 1250; ἐς ἀ. “Ion” 1598)]; πρὸς ἀγκάλαις πεσεῖν[Refs ([prev. work] 962; ὑπ᾽ ἀγκάλαις σταθείς [prev. author] “Andr.” 747)]: rarely in singular, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Corinna Lyrica 19 (assuming variant); Φέρειν ἐν τῇ ἀ. 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.61, cf. X.[same place], 4th c.BC: Timocles Comicus 7.4.)]
2 bend of knee, [Refs 5th c.AD+ ({5th c.AD}: Caelius Aurelianus Medicus “TP” 5.1.2.)]
II metaphorically, anything closely enfolding, κυμάτων ἐν ἀγκάλαις[Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th c.BC: Archilochus Lyricus 23; πετραία ἀ. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1019; πόντιαι ἀ. [prev. author] “Ch.” 587, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1378; πελαγίοις ἐν ἀ. 4th c.BC: Nausicrates Comicus 1.3)]; of the air, γῆν..ἔχονθ᾽ ὑγραῖς ἐν ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 941.)]
III bundle, sheaf, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“BGU” 1180 (1st c.BC), “PLond.” 1.131r396 (1st c.AD), “POxy.” 935.19 (3rd c.AD).)]
bent arm, mostly in plural, ἐν ἀγκάλαις[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 723, “Supp.” 481, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 351, +others; proverbial, ἐν ταῖς ἀ. περιΦέρειν τινά 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.5.50)]; without ἐν, ἀγκάλαις ἔχειν, περιΦέρειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 289, “Or.” 464; ἐπ᾽ ἀγκάλαις λαβεῖν [prev. author] “Ion” 761, compare “IT” 1250; ἐς ἀ. “Ion” 1598)]; πρὸς ἀγκάλαις πεσεῖν[Refs ([prev. work] 962; ὑπ᾽ ἀγκάλαις σταθείς [prev. author] “Andr.” 747)]: rarely in singular, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Corinna Lyrica 19 (assuming variant); Φέρειν ἐν τῇ ἀ. 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.61, cf. X.[same place], 4th c.BC: Timocles Comicus 7.4.)]
2 bend of knee, [Refs 5th c.AD+ ({5th c.AD}: Caelius Aurelianus Medicus “TP” 5.1.2.)]
II metaphorically, anything closely enfolding, κυμάτων ἐν ἀγκάλαις[Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th c.BC: Archilochus Lyricus 23; πετραία ἀ. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1019; πόντιαι ἀ. [prev. author] “Ch.” 587, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1378; πελαγίοις ἐν ἀ. 4th c.BC: Nausicrates Comicus 1.3)]; of the air, γῆν..ἔχονθ᾽ ὑγραῖς ἐν ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 941.)]
III bundle, sheaf, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“BGU” 1180 (1st c.BC), “PLond.” 1.131r396 (1st c.AD), “POxy.” 935.19 (3rd c.AD).)]