Convert Pēchys (πῆχυς, Elbow) (Ancient Greek) to Span (Biblical)

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pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow)
Ancient Greek
span
Biblical

This page features online conversion from pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to span. These units belong to different measurement systems. The first one is from Ancient Greek. The second one is from Biblical.

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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.
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to kilometer (km)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to meter (m)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to centimeter (cm)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) 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.
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to mile (mi)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to yard (yd)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) 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.
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to iteru (river measure)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to knet (rod of cord)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to nbiw (pole)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to meh niswt (royal cubit)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to meh nedjes (short cubit)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to remen
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to djeser, bu
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to pedj-aa (large span)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to pedj-sheser (small span)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to amem (fist)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to deret (hand)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to shesep (palm)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) 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.
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to schoinos (σχοινός)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to parasanges (παρασάγγες, league)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to dolichos (δόλιχος)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to milion (μίλιον)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to hippikon (ἱππικόν)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to diaulos (δίαυλος)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to στάδιον, stadion
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to stadium olympic
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to stadium attic
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to stadium ptolemey
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to plethron (πλέθρον)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to hamma (ἅμμα)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to dekapous (δεκάπους)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to akaina (ἄκαινα)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to kalamos (κάλαμος)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to pygōn (πυγών)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to pygmē (πυγμή, forearm)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to pous (πούς, foot)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to lichas (λιχάς)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to dichas (διχάς, midfoot)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to dōron (δῶρον)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to palaiste (παλαιστή, palm)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) 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)  / akaina (ἄκαινα)  / 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.
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to schœnus (rush rope)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to leuga (league)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to mille passus (mile)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to stadium (stade, furlong)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to actus
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to decempeda
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to pertica (perch)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to passus (pace)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to pes sestertius
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to gradus (step)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to cubitus (cubit)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to palmipes
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to pes (foot)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to palmus major (palm length)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to palmus (palm width)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to uncia (inch)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to pollex (thumb)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) 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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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.
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to legua de por grado (league of the degree)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to legua marina (nautical)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to legua
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to milla marina (nautical)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to milla
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to cuerda of Valencia
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to cuerda
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to estadal
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to braza
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to paso
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to vara
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to codo de ribera
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to codo
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to pie
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to palmo
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to coto
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to pulgada
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to linea
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) 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.
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to braça
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to toesa
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to passo geométrico
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to vara
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to côvado
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to pé
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to palmo de craveira
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to polegada
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to linha
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to ponto
Units: braça  / toesa  / passo geométrico  / vara  / côvado  /  / palmo de craveira  / polegada  / linha  / ponto
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Old German (Prussian)

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1872.
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to meile
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to ruthe
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to elle
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to fuss
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to zoll
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) 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.
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to meile
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to ruthe
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to klafner
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to fuss
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to zoll
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to linie
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) 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.
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to mil (mile)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to fjärdingsväg
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to rev before 1855
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to rev after 1855
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to stång
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to famn (fanthom)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to aln (forealrm)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to fot (foot)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to kvarter
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to tvärhand (hand)
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to tum (thumb or inch) before 1855
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to tum (thumb or inch) after 1855
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) to linje (line) before 1855
pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) 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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