- Original: ὀργυιά - Transliteration: Orguia - Phonetic: org-wee-ah' - Definition: 1. fathom, the distance across the breast from the tip of one middle finger to the tip of the other when the arms are outstretched, 5 to 6 feet (2 m) - Origin: from G3713 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G3713 ; a stretch of the arms that is a fathom: - fathom. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • fathoms, 2 Act 27:28(2)