Strong's G4435 · Greek

πυγμή

pugme · poog-may'

from a primary pux (the fist as a weapon); the clenched hand, i.e. (only in dative case as adverb) with the fist (hard scrubbing)

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

πυγμή (G4435)

1 πυγμή , -ῆς, ἡ , [in LXX: Ex 21:18 , Is 58:4 ( אֶגְרוֹף )*;] the fist : πυγμῇ νίψασθαι τ. χεῖρας (T, 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; v. Swete, in l.): Mk 7:3 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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