Akaina (ἄκαινα). Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Ancient Greek

Akaina (ἄκαινα). Conversion Chart

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Metric

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of metric units is available on the main length conversion page.

akaina (ἄκαινα) to kilometer (km)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to meter (m)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to centimeter (cm)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to millimeter (mm)

Units: kilometer (km) / meter (m) / centimeter (cm) / millimeter (mm)

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The American System of Measures (US Customary Units)

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main length conversion page.

akaina (ἄκαινα) to mile (mi)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to yard (yd)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to foot (ft)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to inch (in)

Units: mile (mi) / yard (yd) / foot (ft) / inch (in)

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Ancient Egypt

It might be hard to imagine, but these units dates back to 3100 BC. Egyptian people used them 5000 years ago. These units are distant ancestors of US customary units used today.

akaina (ἄκαινα) to iteru (river measure)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to knet (rod of cord)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to nbiw (pole)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to meh niswt (royal cubit)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to meh nedjes (short cubit)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to remen
akaina (ἄκαινα) to djeser, bu
akaina (ἄκαινα) to pedj-aa (large span)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to pedj-sheser (small span)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to amem (fist)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to deret (hand)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to shesep (palm)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to djeba (finger)

Units: iteru (river measure) / knet (rod of cord) / nbiw (pole) / meh niswt (royal cubit) / meh nedjes (short cubit) / remen / djeser, bu / pedj-aa (large span) / pedj-sheser (small span) / amem (fist) / deret (hand) / shesep (palm) / djeba (finger)

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Ancient Greek

The values of Greek units varied according to location and epoch. Relative proportions though were generally the same. Greek measures were in general derived from measurement system of Ancient Egypt.

akaina (ἄκαινα) to schoinos (σχοινός)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to parasanges (παρασάγγες, league)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to dolichos (δόλιχος)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to milion (μίλιον)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to hippikon (ἱππικόν)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to diaulos (δίαυλος)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to στάδιον, stadion
akaina (ἄκαινα) to stadium olympic
akaina (ἄκαινα) to stadium attic
akaina (ἄκαινα) to stadium ptolemey
akaina (ἄκαινα) to plethron (πλέθρον)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to hamma (ἅμμα)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to dekapous (δεκάπους)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to kalamos (κάλαμος)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to pygōn (πυγών)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to pygmē (πυγμή, forearm)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to pous (πούς, foot)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to lichas (λιχάς)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to dichas (διχάς, midfoot)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to dōron (δῶρον)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to palaiste (παλαιστή, palm)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

Units: schoinos (σχοινός) / parasanges (παρασάγγες, league) / dolichos (δόλιχος) / milion (μίλιον) / hippikon (ἱππικόν) / diaulos (δίαυλος) / στάδιον, stadion / stadium olympic / stadium attic / stadium ptolemey / plethron (πλέθρον) / hamma (ἅμμα) / dekapous (δεκάπους) / / kalamos (κάλαμος) / orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom) / diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace) / haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace) / pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) / pygōn (πυγών) / pygmē (πυγμή, forearm) / pous (πούς, foot) / spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers) / orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger) / lichas (λιχάς) / hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον) / dichas (διχάς, midfoot) / dōron (δῶρον) / palaiste (παλαιστή, palm) / kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers) / daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

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Ancient Roman

Roman length units were very well defined. The value of the base unit pes (foot) was discovered by John Greaves in 1639 after he made a lot of measurements in the ruins of Rome. Since then we know that the value of one pes was between 0.967 and 0.986 English feet. An accepted modern value is 296 mm. For most Roman units below we give an English equivalent in parentheses.

akaina (ἄκαινα) to schœnus (rush rope)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to leuga (league)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to mille passus (mile)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to stadium (stade, furlong)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to actus
akaina (ἄκαινα) to decempeda
akaina (ἄκαινα) to pertica (perch)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to passus (pace)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to pes sestertius
akaina (ἄκαινα) to gradus (step)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to cubitus (cubit)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to palmipes
akaina (ἄκαινα) to pes (foot)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to palmus major (palm length)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to palmus (palm width)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to uncia (inch)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to pollex (thumb)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to digitus (finger)

Units: schœnus (rush rope) / leuga (league) / mille passus (mile) / stadium (stade, furlong) / actus / decempeda / pertica (perch) / passus (pace) / pes sestertius / gradus (step) / cubitus (cubit) / palmipes / pes (foot) / palmus major (palm length) / palmus (palm width) / uncia (inch) / pollex (thumb) / digitus (finger)

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Biblical

akaina (ἄκαινα) to cubit
akaina (ἄκαινα) to span
akaina (ἄκαινα) to handbreadth
akaina (ἄκαινα) to etzbah

Units: cubit / span / handbreadth / etzbah

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Old Spanish

In various provinces of Spain diferent variations of units were used. The conversions below use Castilian system. Although most of these units are now obsolete, some can still be used today in the countries of Latin America.

akaina (ἄκαινα) to legua de por grado (league of the degree)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to legua marina (nautical)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to legua
akaina (ἄκαινα) to milla marina (nautical)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to milla
akaina (ἄκαινα) to cuerda of Valencia
akaina (ἄκαινα) to cuerda
akaina (ἄκαινα) to estadal
akaina (ἄκαινα) to braza
akaina (ἄκαινα) to paso
akaina (ἄκαινα) to vara
akaina (ἄκαινα) to codo de ribera
akaina (ἄκαινα) to codo
akaina (ἄκαινα) to pie
akaina (ἄκαινα) to palmo
akaina (ἄκαινα) to coto
akaina (ἄκαινα) to pulgada
akaina (ἄκαινα) to linea
akaina (ἄκαινα) to punto

Units: legua de por grado (league of the degree) / legua marina (nautical) / legua / milla marina (nautical) / milla / cuerda of Valencia / cuerda / estadal / braza / paso / vara / codo de ribera / codo / pie / palmo / coto / pulgada / linea / punto

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Old Portuguese

These units were used in Portugal, Brazil and other countries of the Portuguese Empire until the adoption of the metric system in 19th century.

akaina (ἄκαινα) to braça
akaina (ἄκαινα) to toesa
akaina (ἄκαινα) to passo geométrico
akaina (ἄκαινα) to vara
akaina (ἄκαινα) to côvado
akaina (ἄκαινα) to pé
akaina (ἄκαινα) to palmo de craveira
akaina (ἄκαινα) to polegada
akaina (ἄκαινα) to linha
akaina (ἄκαινα) to ponto

Units: braça / toesa / passo geométrico / vara / côvado / pé / palmo de craveira / polegada / linha / ponto

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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions

akaina (ἄκαινα) to lieue commune
akaina (ἄκαινα) to lieue marine
akaina (ἄκαινα) to lieue de post
akaina (ἄκαινα) to lieue metrique
akaina (ἄκαινα) to arpent
akaina (ἄκαινα) to perche
akaina (ἄκαινα) to toise
akaina (ἄκαινα) to pied [foot]
akaina (ἄκαινα) to pouce [inch]
akaina (ἄκαινα) to ligne

Units: lieue commune / lieue marine / lieue de post / lieue metrique / arpent / perche / toise / pied [foot] / pouce [inch] / ligne

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Old Russian

akaina (ἄκαινα) to mile
akaina (ἄκαινα) to verst
akaina (ἄκαινα) to mezhevaya verst
akaina (ἄκαινα) to kosaya sazhen
akaina (ἄκαινα) to sazhen
akaina (ἄκαινα) to makhovaya sazhen
akaina (ἄκαινα) to arshin
akaina (ἄκαινα) to ell
akaina (ἄκαινα) to foot
akaina (ἄκαινα) to pyad
akaina (ἄκαινα) to vershok
akaina (ἄκαινα) to inch
akaina (ἄκαινα) to line

Units: mile / verst / mezhevaya verst / kosaya sazhen / sazhen / makhovaya sazhen / arshin / ell / foot / pyad / vershok / inch / line

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Old German (Prussian)

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1872.

akaina (ἄκαινα) to meile
akaina (ἄκαινα) to ruthe
akaina (ἄκαινα) to elle
akaina (ἄκαινα) to fuss
akaina (ἄκαινα) to zoll
akaina (ἄκαινα) to linie

Units: meile / ruthe / elle / fuss / zoll / linie

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Old Austrian

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1871.

akaina (ἄκαινα) to meile
akaina (ἄκαινα) to ruthe
akaina (ἄκαινα) to klafner
akaina (ἄκαινα) to fuss
akaina (ἄκαινα) to zoll
akaina (ἄκαινα) to linie
akaina (ἄκαινα) to punkt

Units: meile / ruthe / klafner / fuss / zoll / linie / punkt

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Old Swedish

Common measurement system was introduced in Sweden by law in 1665. Since then the system was slightly altered twice: in 1735 and 1855. Sweden switched to metric system in 1889.

akaina (ἄκαινα) to nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to mil (mile)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to fjärdingsväg
akaina (ἄκαινα) to rev before 1855
akaina (ἄκαινα) to rev after 1855
akaina (ἄκαινα) to stång
akaina (ἄκαινα) to famn (fanthom)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to aln (forealrm)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to fot (foot)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to kvarter
akaina (ἄκαινα) to tvärhand (hand)
akaina (ἄκαινα) to tum (thumb or inch) before 1855
akaina (ἄκαινα) to tum (thumb or inch) after 1855
akaina (ἄκαινα) to linje (line) before 1855
akaina (ἄκαινα) to linje (line) after 1855

Units: nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now) / mil (mile) / fjärdingsväg / rev before 1855 / rev after 1855 / stång / famn (fanthom) / aln (forealrm) / fot (foot) / kvarter / tvärhand (hand) / tum (thumb or inch) before 1855 / tum (thumb or inch) after 1855 / linje (line) before 1855 / linje (line) after 1855

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