cubit

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ἐπ' αὐτὸν ἐπενθρῴσκει πυρὶ καὶ στεροπαῖς ὁ Διὸς γενέτας, δειναὶ δ' ἅμ᾽ ἕπονται κῆρες ἀναπλάκητοι → the son of Zeus is springing upon him with fiery lightning, and with him come the dread unerring Fates

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English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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substantive

P. and V. πῆχυς, ὁ (Eur., Cyclops).

a cubit long: P. πηχυαῖος.

two cubits long: P. δίπηχυς.

three cubits long: P. and V. τρίπηχυς (Xenophon and Eur., Cyclops).