Strong G3712ὀργυιά
a fathom
- Transliteration
- orguia
- Pronunciation
- org-wee-ah'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G3713; a stretch of the arms that is a fathom: - fathom.
Detailed definition
ὀργυιά, -ᾶς, ἡ
(ὀρέγω),
the length of the outstretched arms, a fathom: Act.27:28.†
(AS)
(ὀρέγω),
the length of the outstretched arms, a fathom: Act.27:28.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3712 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- fathom1
First verses
- Acts 27:28And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
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Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ὄργυιᾰ,
Attic dialect ὄργυᾰ, ᾶς, [Refs (“IG” 22.1672.9)]; Ionic dialect ὄργυιᾰ, ῆς, ἡ (see. below): (ὀρέγω):— the length of the outstretched arms, about 6 feet or I fathom, ἕστηκε ξύλον.. ὅσον τ᾽ ὄργυι᾽ ὑπὲρ αἴης [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.327; τοῦ μὲν ὅσον τ᾽ ὄργυιαν ἐγὼν ἀπέκοψα 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.325, compare 10.167, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.3.19.)]
2 more precisely, αἱ ἑκατὸν ὀργυιαὶ δίκαιαί εἰσι στάδιον ἑξάπλεθρον, ἑξαπέδου τῆς ὀργυιῆς μετρεομένης καὶ τετραπήχεος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.149, compare 4.41, 86, “PHal.” 1.98 (3rd c.BC), “POxy.” 669.39 (3rd c.AD).)]
3 rod for measuring land, = [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (91/4 σπιθαμαὶ βασιλικαί, 2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus)] “*Geometry texts” 4.11:—poetry also ὀρόγυια (which see): in compounds -ωρυγ-, see at {δεκ-ώρυγος}. (Proparox. in nominative and accusative singular, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus [same places]; oxytone or _perispomenon_ in other cases, cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.613, +others)]; in Ionic dialect the nominative and accusative singular end in -ᾰ, -ᾰν, as in Attic dialect, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus [same places], the _genitive_ and _dative_ _sing._ in -ῆς, -ῇ (_accusative_ ὀργυιήν)] before consonant in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Aratus Epicus 69, 196, is corrected to ὄργυιαν by Voss))]; ὀργυιά, -άν in late Gr., [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus [same place], etc.))]
Attic dialect ὄργυᾰ, ᾶς, [Refs (“IG” 22.1672.9)]; Ionic dialect ὄργυιᾰ, ῆς, ἡ (see. below): (ὀρέγω):— the length of the outstretched arms, about 6 feet or I fathom, ἕστηκε ξύλον.. ὅσον τ᾽ ὄργυι᾽ ὑπὲρ αἴης [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.327; τοῦ μὲν ὅσον τ᾽ ὄργυιαν ἐγὼν ἀπέκοψα 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.325, compare 10.167, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.3.19.)]
2 more precisely, αἱ ἑκατὸν ὀργυιαὶ δίκαιαί εἰσι στάδιον ἑξάπλεθρον, ἑξαπέδου τῆς ὀργυιῆς μετρεομένης καὶ τετραπήχεος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.149, compare 4.41, 86, “PHal.” 1.98 (3rd c.BC), “POxy.” 669.39 (3rd c.AD).)]
3 rod for measuring land, = [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (91/4 σπιθαμαὶ βασιλικαί, 2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus)] “*Geometry texts” 4.11:—poetry also ὀρόγυια (which see): in compounds -ωρυγ-, see at {δεκ-ώρυγος}. (Proparox. in nominative and accusative singular, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus [same places]; oxytone or _perispomenon_ in other cases, cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.613, +others)]; in Ionic dialect the nominative and accusative singular end in -ᾰ, -ᾰν, as in Attic dialect, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus [same places], the _genitive_ and _dative_ _sing._ in -ῆς, -ῇ (_accusative_ ὀργυιήν)] before consonant in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Aratus Epicus 69, 196, is corrected to ὄργυιαν by Voss))]; ὀργυιά, -άν in late Gr., [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus [same place], etc.))]