(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 Bible Dictionary. M.G. Easton. 1897.
Easton's Bible Dictionary. M.G. Easton. 1897.