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τετράπηχυς

τετράπηχυς, four cubits

τετρᾰ-πηχυς, υ, gen. ους Ath.Mitt. 33.377 (Pergam.); nom.and acc. pl. -πήχεις Ar. V. 553, Ra. 1014; acc. pl. neut. -πήχη PCair.Zen. 353.9 (iii B.C.):—
  • four cubits (six feet) long, Hdt. 7.69; of men, six feet high, tall fellows, Ar. ll.cc., cf. Pl. R. 426d, Philostr. Im. 1.25; nom. τετρᾰ-πήχης, ες, Hdn. Gr. 1.82.

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