Dictionary entry

ἀγκάλη

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

ἀγκάλη, -ης, ἡ

(< ἄγκος, a bend), [in LXX for אַצִּיל, חֵיק;]

the bent arm: Lk 2:28 (cf. ἐναγκαλίζομαι).†