inch

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

Use P. δάκτυλος, ὁ (about three-quarters of an inch).

For larger measure, use P. and V. πῆχυς, ὁ (about eighteen inches) (Euripides, Cyclops).

mark now whether you see me move a single inch: Ar. σκόπει νυν ἢν μ' ὑποκινησαντ' ἴδῃς (Ranae 644).