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Fathom

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

1: ὀργυιά

(Strong's #3712 — Noun Feminine — orguia — org-wee-ah' )

akin to orego, "to stretch," is the length of the outstretched arms, about six feet, Acts 27:28 (twice).

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Fathom'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​f/fathom.html. 1940.