πῆχυς, -εως genitive pl., -ῶν (for Att.. -εων, see WH, App., 157; Thackeray, Gr., 151; Deiss., BS, 153),
[in LXX chiefly and frequently for אַמָּה ;]
__1. the forearm (Hom.).
__2. As a measure of length, a cubit: Mat.6:27, Luk.12:25, Jhn.21:8, Rev.21:17.†
(AS)