ὄργυια

Etymology
Traditionally derived from a zero-grade form related to. However, according to Beekes, this explanation meets with semantic and formal difficulties; therefore, he prefers a etymology, comparing the suffix -υια to words from the substrate, like  and

Noun

 * 1) fathom
 * 2) * Και βολισαντες ευρον οργυιας εικοσι, βραχυ δε διαστησαντες, και παλιν βολισαντες, ευρον οργυιας δεκαπεντε.
 * They sounded and found twenty fathoms, went a bit farther, sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms. Acts 27:28