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FathomEASTON'S

(Old A.S. faethm, “bosom,” or the outstretched arms), a span of six feet (Acts 27:28). Gr. orguia (from orego, “I stretch”), the distance between the extremities of both arms fully stretched out.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 3rd ed. (1897), public domain.

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