Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 43: ἀγκάληἀγκάλη, (ης, ἡ (ἀγκη, ἀγκάς (from the root ak to bend, curve, cf. Latinuncus,angulus, English angle, etc.; cf. Curtius, § 1; Vanicek, p. 2f)), the curve or inner angle of the arm: δέξασθαι εἰς τάς ἀγκάλας, Luke 2:28. The Greeks also said ἀγκάς λαβεῖν ἐν ἀγκάλαις περιφέρειν, etc., see ἐναγκαλίζομαι. ((From Aeschylus and Herodotus down.)) Forms and Transliterations αγκάλαις αγκαλας αγκάλας ἀγκάλας αγκαλίδα αγκαλών ankalas ankálasLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |