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MainId: 003988000000000
Version: 0
HasAramaic: False
InLXX: True
AlphaPos: π
StrongCodes: G4083
BaseForms:
BaseFormID: 003988001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.
Inflections:
Lemma: πῆχυς
BaseFormIndex: 1
Realizations: -εως
LEXMeanings:
LEXID: 003988001001000
LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
LEXEntryCode: 81.25
LEXIndent: 0
LEXDomains: Spacial Dimensions
LEXSubDomains: Specific Measures of Length
LEXSenses:
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
LEXReferences: MAT 6:27, LUKE 12:25, YHN 21:8, REV 21:17
LEXLinks: realia:11.4.2.1