ὀργυιά
orguia · fathom
Greek word · Strong’s number G3712 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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orguia (ὀργυιά) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “fathom”.
A measure of depth, about 6 feet (1.85 meters).
How to say it
or·gui·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
In today's measures
about 6 ft (1.85 m) approximate
Both arms outstretched; used to sound the depth of the sea.
Its senses in the Bible
- A depth measure: the span of outstretched arms, nearly two meters (six feet).
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Acts 27:28
And taking soundings they found twenty fathoms; and going a little farther and taking soundings again they found fifteen fathoms.
And 1 more times.