Fist
πυγμήStrong’s G4435pugmē
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Pugmē is the Greek word usually translated “fist”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.”
Meaning
Usually translated “fist”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- with a fist 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
πυγμή pugmē · fist
πυγμή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX: Exo.21:18, Isa.58:4 (אֶגְרֹף) * ;] the fist: πυγμῇ νίψασθαι τ. χῖρας (Τ, πυκνά; Vg., Goth., Copt., crebro), to wash the hands with the fist (diligently, R, txt.; up to the elbow, R, mg.; the exact meaning is doubtful; see Swete, in l): Mrk.7:3.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fist” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FIST, noun
All definitions and other forms of “fist”
FIST, verb transitive
- To strike with the fist
- To gripe with the fist
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.