What does πῆχυς (pēchys) mean in the Bible?
πῆχυς (pēchys) is a Greek word meaning "cubit/hour".
Greek · G4083
πῆχυς
Cubit/hour
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πῆχυς G4083
Pronunciation pēchys
What does πῆχυς (pēchys) mean in the Bible?
πῆχυς (pēchys) is a Greek word meaning "cubit/hour".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4083?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), a single hour (1), cubits (1), hour (1).
Where does πῆχυς (pēchys) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:27. Its strongest book concentrations include John (1), Luke (1), Matthew (1), Revelation (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 1× John 21:8
a single hour 1× Luke 12:25
cubits 1× Revelation 21:17
hour 1× Matthew 6:27
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 6:27
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Luke 1 John 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
πῆχυν 2x pēchyn Matthew 6:27, Luke 12:25
πηχῶν 2x pēchōn John 21:8, Revelation 21:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 6:27, Luke 12:25
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural 2x John 21:8, Revelation 21:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. cubit/hour
Strong's G4083
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
cubit/hour
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:27 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
πῆχυν phcun
a cubit
Read verse Luke 12:25 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
πῆχυν phcun
a cubit
Read verse John 21:8 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
πηχῶν phcwn
a cubit
Read verse Revelation 21:17 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
πηχῶν, phcwn
a cubit
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Plural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Plural · Masculine John 21:8 · Rev 21:17 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:27 · Luke 12:25 2×
Word Origins
πῆχυς is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain