πῆχυς
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Cambridge Greek Lexicon
ShortDef
the fore-arm
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Headword:
πῆχυς
Headword (normalized):
πῆχυς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πηχυς
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IDX:
32666
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-32667
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