Sense

1. forearm, from the wrist to the elbow
2. the centrepiece, which joined the two horns of an ancient bow
3. (in the plural) the horns or sides of the lyre
4. (in the balance) the beam
5. (as a measure of length) cubit, the distance from the point of the elbow to that of the little finger
6. (in the plural) the cubits, small children one cubit in height represented in pictures as playing round the Nile

Examples

• καὶ πῆχυς ἐπισυναγόμενος ἐπὶ πρόσωπον τῶν θεεὶμ ἔνθεν καὶ ἔνθεν, καὶ τὸ θεὲ πηχῶν ἓξ ἔνθεν καὶ πηχῶν ἓξ ἔνθεν. (Septuagint, Prophetia Ezechielis 40:12)
• Καὶ ταῦτα τὰ μέτρα τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου ἐν πήχει τοῦ πήχεως καὶ παλαιστῆς. κόλπωμα βάθους ἐπὶ πῆχυν καὶ πῆχυς τὸ εὖρος, καὶ γεῖσος ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖλος αὐτοῦ κυκλόθεν σπιθαμῆς. καὶ τοῦτο τὸ ὕψος τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου. (Septuagint, Prophetia Ezechielis 43:13)
• ἐκ βάθους τῆς ἀρχῆς τοῦ κοιλώματος αὐτοῦ πρὸς τὸ ἱλαστήριον τὸ μέγα τὸ ὑποκάτωθεν πηχῶν δύο καὶ τὸ εὖρος πήχεως. καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱλαστηρίου τοῦ μικροῦ ἐπὶ τὸ ἱλαστήριον τὸ μέγα πήχεις τέσσαρες καὶ εὖρος πῆχυς. (Septuagint, Prophetia Ezechielis 43:14)
• καὶ τῷ ἀριὴλ πηχῶν τεσσάρων, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀριὴλ καὶ ὑπεράνω τῶν κεράτων πῆχυς. (Septuagint, Prophetia Ezechielis 43:15)
• καὶ τὸ ἱλαστήριον πηχῶν δεκατεσσάρων τὸ μῆκος ἐπὶ πήχεις δεκατέσσαρας τὸ εὖρος ἐπὶ τέσσαρα μέρη αὐτοῦ. καὶ τὸ γεῖσος αὐτῷ κυκλόθεν κυκλούμενον αὐτῷ. ἥμισυ πήχεως, καὶ τὸ κύκλωμα αὐτοῦ πῆχυς κυκλόθεν. καὶ οἱ κλιμακτῆρες αὐτοῦ βλέποντες κατὰ ἀνατολάς. (Septuagint, Prophetia Ezechielis 43:17)

Similar forms

• πήχεις (140)
• πήχεων (104)
• πῆχυν (52)
• πήχεος (34)
• πήχει (31)
• πήχεως (19)
• πηχέων (19)
• πῆχυς (18)
• πήχεας (9)
• πήχεϊ (6)
• πήχεε (6)
• πήχυιον (5)
• πηχυαῖα (5)
• πήχεσι (5)
• πήχεσιν (4)
• πήχεός (2)
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• πήχεϊ‧ (1)
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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary