| 1 | A | B | C | D | E |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek units of measurement - Length |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Unit | Greek name | Equal to | Modern equivalent | Description |
| 4 | daktylos | δάκτυλος | - | 19.3 mm (0.76 in) | finger |
| 5 | kondylos | κόνδυλος | 2 daktyloi | 38.5 mm (1.52 in) | - |
| 6 | palaistē or dōron | παλαιστή, δῶρον | 4 daktyloi | 77.1 mm (3.04 in) | palm |
| 7 | dichas or hēmipodion | διχάς, ἡμιπόδιον | 8 daktyloi | 154.1 mm (6.07 in) | half foot |
| 8 | lichas | λιχάς | 10 daktyloi | 192.6 mm (7.58 in) | - |
| 9 | orthodōron | ὀρθόδωρον | 11 daktyloi | 211.9 mm (8.34 in) | - |
| 10 | spithamē | σπιθαμή | 12 daktyloi | 231.2 mm (9.10 in) | span of all fingers |
| 11 | pous | πούς | 16 daktyloi | 308.2 mm (12.13 in) | foot |
| 12 | pygmē | πυγμή | 18 daktyloi | 346.8 mm (13.65 in) | forearm |
| 13 | pygōn | πυγών | 20 daktyloi | 385.3 mm (15.17 in) | - |
| 14 | pēchys | πῆχυς | 24 daktyloi | 462.3 mm (18.20 in) | cubit |
| 15 | Except where noted, based on Smith (1851). Metric equivalents are approximate. | Except where noted, based on Smith (1851). Metric equivalents are approximate. | Except where noted, based on Smith (1851). Metric equivalents are approximate. | Except where noted, based on Smith (1851). Metric equivalents are approximate. | Except where noted, based on Smith (1851). Metric equivalents are approximate. |

Question: What were the Greek names for lengths corresponding to a foot and a finger, and how are they written out in English?
Answer: Some Greek measures of length were named after parts of the body, such as the δάκτυλος (daktylos) or finger, and the πούς (pous) or foot.