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ἀγκάλη

ankálē · G43 · Greek · 1 occurrence

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Meanings

  1. bent arm

    The arm bent as in a position to receive or hold something

    Examples

    Luke 2:28 then he took Him in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

How it’s used In 1 role

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Near synonyms 1 word
βραχίων brachíōn · G1023 · power, great power, exalted power
βραχίων is the standard Greek term for 'arm' but emphasizes the arm as a limb of strength and power, while ἀγκάλη specifically denotes the curved or bent arm in the context of holding or embracing
In the other Testament 1 word
זְרוֹעַ zᵉrôwaʻ · H2220 · arm, strength
זְרוֹעַ is the standard Hebrew term for 'arm' and is the natural translation equivalent for ἀγκάλη in contexts referring to the arm or embrace
Semantic domains 1 entry
Bent arm8.28
This noun denotes the curve of the arm used for holding, as in Luke 2:28's account of Simeon taking the infant Jesus in his arms and blessing God.
Word family 9 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ἀγκάληankálē · G43ἀνάγκη anánkē · G318 · trouble, distress, troublous times · 17×ἀναγκάζω anankázō · G315 · to compel, to force · 9×ἀναγκαῖος anankaîos · G316 · necessary, indispensable, close · 8×ἄγκυρα ánkyra · G45 · anchor · 4×ἐναγκαλίζομαι enankalízomai · G1723 · to embrace, to hug, to put one’s arms around · 2×ἄγκιστρον ánkistron · G44 · fish hook · 1×ἀναγκαστῶς anankastōs · G317 · out of obligation, ought to · 1×ἐπάναγκες epánankes · G1876 · necessary, indispensable · 1×
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (ης, ἡ (ἀγκη, ἀγκάς (from the root ak to bend, curve, cf. Latinuncus,angulus, English…
(ης, ἡ (ἀγκη, ἀγκάς (from the root ak to bend, curve, cf. Latinuncus,angulus, English angle, etc.; cf. Curtius, § 1; Vanicek, p. 2f)), the curve or inner angle of the arm: δέξασθαι εἰς τάς ἀγκάλας, Lk 2:28. The Greeks also said ἀγκάς λαβεῖν ἐν ἀγκάλαις περιφέρειν, etc., see ἐναγκαλίζομαι. ((From Aeschylus and Herodotus down.))

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Parts of the Body1 occurrence

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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