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πῆχυς

MainId: 003988000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: π

StrongCodes: G4083

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003988001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: πῆχυς

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -εως

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003988001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 81.25

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Spacial Dimensions

      LEXSubDomains: Specific Measures of Length

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-27 11:34:35

         DefinitionShort: traditionally the distance from the elbow to the end of the fingers, about eighteen inches or one-half meter

         Glosses: ['cubit', 'eighteen inches', 'half meter']

         Comments: The interpretation of πῆχυς in {S:04000602700024} as a measurement of stature rather than length of life may be justified as an instance of literary hyperbole or exaggeration. Most modern translations, however, interpret πῆχυς in this context as a reference to length of life rather than as a measurement of height (see discussion under {L:ἡλικία}[a] in {D:67.151}).

      LEXReferences: MAT 6:27, LUKE 12:25, YHN 21:8, REV 21:17

      LEXLinks: realia:11.4.2.1