Strong's Concordance agkalé: the bent arm Original Word: ἀγκάλη, ης, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: agkalé Phonetic Spelling: (ang-kal'-ay) Short Definition: an arm Definition: an arm, especially as bent to receive a burden. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 43: ἀγκάληἀγκάλη, (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, Luke 2:28. The Greeks also said ἀγκάς λαβεῖν ἐν ἀγκάλαις περιφέρειν, etc., see ἐναγκαλίζομαι. ((From Aeschylus and Herodotus down.)) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance arm. From agkos (a bend, "ache"); an arm (as curved) -- arm. Forms and Transliterations αγκάλαις αγκαλας αγκάλας ἀγκάλας αγκαλίδα αγκαλών ankalas ankálasLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 431 Occurrence ἀγκάλας — 1 Occ. Luke 2:28 N-AFP GRK: εἰς τὰς ἀγκάλας καὶ εὐλόγησεν NAS: he took Him into his arms, and blessed KJV: in his arms, and blessed INT: into the arms and blessed |
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