- Original: ἀγκάλη - Transliteration: Agkale - Phonetic: ang-kal'-ay - Definition: 1. the curve or inner angle of the arm, the bent arm 2. anything closely enfolding, as the arms of the sea, etc. - Origin: from agkos (a bend, ache) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From ἄγκος agkos (a bend ache); an arm (as curved): - arm. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • arms, 1 Luke 2:28