UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

πῆχυς

MainId: 003988000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: π

StrongCodes: G4083

BaseForms:

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