orguia
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3712. orguia

orguia: a fathom (the length of the outstretched arms)
Original Word: ὀργυιά, ᾶς, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: orguia
Phonetic Spelling: (org-wee-ah')
Short Definition: a fathom, about five or six feet
Definition: a fathom, about five or six feet.

3712 orgyiá ("from oregō, 'to stretch out,' " J. Thayer) – properly, outstretched – originally the distance between the tips of the left and right hands when outstretched; a fathom, the unit of measure (roughly) five to six feet long.

Word Origin
from oregó
Definition
a fathom (the length of the outstretched arms)
NASB Word Usage
fathoms (2).

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a fathom.

From oregomai; a stretch of the arms, i.e. A fathom -- fathom.

see GREEK oregomai

ὁρῶσαι — 1 Occ.
ὀργὴ — 13 Occ.
ὀργὴν — 9 Occ.
ὀργῆς — 14 Occ.
ὠργίσθη — 3 Occ.
ὠργίσθησαν — 1 Occ.
ὀργισθεὶς — 2 Occ.
ὀργίζεσθε — 1 Occ.
ὀργιζόμενος — 1 Occ.
ὀργίλον — 1 Occ.
ὀρέγεται — 1 Occ.
ὀρεγόμενοι — 1 Occ.
ὀρέγονται — 1 Occ.
ὀρεινῇ — 1 Occ.
ὀρεινὴν — 1 Occ.
ὀρέξει — 1 Occ.
ὀρθοποδοῦσιν — 1 Occ.
ὀρθὰς — 1 Occ.
ὀρθός — 1 Occ.
ὀρθοτομοῦντα — 1 Occ.


Strong's Greek 3712
2 Occurrences


ὀργυιὰς — 2 Occ.

Acts 27:28 N-AFP
BIB: βολίσαντες εὗρον ὀργυιὰς εἴκοσι βραχὺ
NAS: [it to be] twenty fathoms; and a little
KJV: [it] twenty fathoms: and
INT: having sounded they found fathoms twenty a little

Acts 27:28 N-AFP
BIB: βολίσαντες εὗρον ὀργυιὰς δεκαπέντε
NAS: and found [it to be] fifteen fathoms.
KJV: found [it] fifteen fathoms.
INT: having sounded they found fathoms fifteen

2 Occurrences


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