Topic
Fathom
1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- Acts 27:28Easton · ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
(Old A.S. faethm, “bosom,” or the outstretched arms), a span of six feet (Acts 27:28). Gr. orguia (from orego, “I stretch”), the distance between the extremities of both arms fully stretched out.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 0 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
fath'-um (~orguia): The literal meaning is the length of the outstretched arms, and it was regarded as equal to 4 cubits, or about 6 feet. (Ac 27:28).
See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → General scriptures concerning Ac 27:28
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.