Arm
ἀγκάληStrong’s G0043agkalē
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Agkalē is the Greek word usually translated “arms”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,”
Meaning
Usually translated “arms”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- arms 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀγκάλη agkalē · arm
ἀγκάλη,-ης, ἡ (ἄγκος, a bend), [in LXX for אַצִּיל, חֵיק ;] the bent arm: Luk.2:28 (cf. ἐναγκαλίζομαι).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “arms” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
'ARMS, noun
plural [Latin arma.]
- Weapons of offense, or armor for defense and protection of the body.
- War; hostility.
- The ensigns armorial of a family; consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as marks of dignity and distinction, and descending from father to son.
- In law, arms are any thing which a man takes in his hand in anger, to strike or assault another.
All definitions
- In botany, one of the seven species of fulcra or props of plants, enumerated by Linne and others.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.