"together with the forearm, or, with care, carefully, Mk. 7:3*"
Definition and meaning
together with the forearm, or, with care, carefully, Mk. 7:3*
In the original Greek the word is written: πυγμή
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of pygme (G4435) across the King James Bible.
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
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Common questions
Strong's G4435 (pygme) is a Greek word that means: together with the forearm, or, with care, carefully, Mk. 7:3* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word pygme (G4435) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4435 is pygme, a Greek word defined as: together with the forearm, or, with care, carefully, Mk. 7:3*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pygme is a Greek word found in the New Testament.