ὀργυιά

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G3712

Transliteration: orguiá

Pronunciation: org-wee-ah'

Definition: fathom

- Original: ὀργυιά

- Transliteration: Orguia

- Phonetic: org-wee-ah'

- Definition:

1. fathom, the distance across the breast from the tip of one middle finger to the tip of the other when the arms are outstretched, 5 to 6 feet (2 m)

- Origin: from G3713" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3713

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From G3713" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3713; a stretch of the arms that is a fathom: - fathom.