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Fathom <ref name="term_3854" /> | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31486" /> == | ||
<p> '''''fath´um''''' ( ὀργυιά , <i> '''''̬orguiá''''' </i> ): The literal meaning is the length of the outstretched arms, and it was regarded as equal to 4 cubits, or about 6 feet. ( Acts 27:28 ). See [[Weights And Measures]] . </p> | Acts 27:28 | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_40167" /> == | |||
Acts 27:28[[Weights And Measures]] | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_51034" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> FATHOM </strong> . [[See]] [[Weights]] and Measures. </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_55866" /> == | |||
<p> The only instance of this measurement is found in Acts 27:28, where by successive soundings a depth of 20 and 15 fathoms is obtained. The word employed (ὀργυιά; cf. Herod, ii. 149. 4) denotes the length from finger tip to finger tip of the outstretched arms, measuring across the breast. [[In]] tables of length it appears = 4 cubits = 6 feet. The actual measurement thus depends on the length of the cubit or foot. According to recent authorities, the Roman-Attic ft. is given as equivalent to 971 [[English]] ft., which yields 70 in. (approximately) as the length of the fathom. This is slightly under our present-day measure of 6 feet. [[For]] the fathom of [[Julian]] of [[Ascalon]] (74. 49 in.) see <i> [[Encyclopaedia]] Biblica </i> , article‘Weights and Measures.’ </p> <p> W. Cruickshank. </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66136" /> == | |||
<p> [[See]] WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. </p> | |||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72612" /> == | |||
<p> Fathom. [[See]] [[Weights And Measures]]. </p> | |||
== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77696" /> == | |||
<div> 1: Ὀργυιά <div> ► </div> (Strong'S #3712 [[Noun]] [[Feminine]] orguia org-wee-ah' ) </div> <p> akin to orego, "to stretch," is the length of the outstretched arms, about six feet, Acts 27:28 (twice). </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3854" /> == | |||
<p> '''''fath´um''''' ( ὀργυιά , <i> '''''̬orguiá''''' </i> ): The literal meaning is the length of the outstretched arms, and it was regarded as equal to 4 cubits, or about 6 feet. (Acts 27:28 ). [[See]] [[Weights And Measures]] . </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_39746" /> == | |||
<p> (ὀργυιά ), a nautical measure of six (Greek) feet in length (strictly 6-81 Engl, feet); properly (as the word implies) the space which one can cover by extending the arms laterally (Acts 27:28). (See [[Measure]]). </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73128" /> == | |||
<p> A measure of 6 ft. used in taking marine soundings, originally an [[Anglo-Saxon]] term for the distance stretched by a man's extended arms; is sometimes used in mining operations. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_31486"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/fathom Fathom from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_40167"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/fathom Fathom from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_51034"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/fathom Fathom from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_55866"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-new-testament/fathom Fathom from Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_66136"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/fathom Fathom from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_72612"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/fathom Fathom from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_77696"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/vine-s-expository-dictionary-of-nt-words/fathom Fathom from Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_3854"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/fathom Fathom from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_3854"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/fathom Fathom from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_39746"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/fathom Fathom from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_73128"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/fathom Fathom from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 20:09, 11 October 2021
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
Acts 27:28
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
Acts 27:28Weights And Measures
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
FATHOM . See Weights and Measures.
Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament [4]
The only instance of this measurement is found in Acts 27:28, where by successive soundings a depth of 20 and 15 fathoms is obtained. The word employed (ὀργυιά; cf. Herod, ii. 149. 4) denotes the length from finger tip to finger tip of the outstretched arms, measuring across the breast. In tables of length it appears = 4 cubits = 6 feet. The actual measurement thus depends on the length of the cubit or foot. According to recent authorities, the Roman-Attic ft. is given as equivalent to 971 English ft., which yields 70 in. (approximately) as the length of the fathom. This is slightly under our present-day measure of 6 feet. For the fathom of Julian of Ascalon (74. 49 in.) see Encyclopaedia Biblica , article‘Weights and Measures.’
W. Cruickshank.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [5]
See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [6]
Fathom. See Weights And Measures.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [7]
akin to orego, "to stretch," is the length of the outstretched arms, about six feet, Acts 27:28 (twice).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]
fath´um ( ὀργυιά , ̬orguiá ): The literal meaning is the length of the outstretched arms, and it was regarded as equal to 4 cubits, or about 6 feet. (Acts 27:28 ). See Weights And Measures .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [9]
(ὀργυιά ), a nautical measure of six (Greek) feet in length (strictly 6-81 Engl, feet); properly (as the word implies) the space which one can cover by extending the arms laterally (Acts 27:28). (See Measure).
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [10]
A measure of 6 ft. used in taking marine soundings, originally an Anglo-Saxon term for the distance stretched by a man's extended arms; is sometimes used in mining operations.
References
- ↑ Fathom from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Fathom from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Fathom from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Fathom from Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament
- ↑ Fathom from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Fathom from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Fathom from Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
- ↑ Fathom from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Fathom from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Fathom from The Nuttall Encyclopedia
