UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: bent arm

Semantic entry: 8.28

Semantic domains: Body, Body Parts, and Body Products

Subdomains: Parts of the Body

Definition: the arm bent as in a position to receive or hold something

Notes: In a number of languages it is not necessary to speak of ‘bent arms’ in translating RV LUK 2:28 · LV LUK 2:28 · Read together LUK 2:28, since the context itself indicates the presumed position of the arms.