agkale denotes the arms into which someone is taken in Luke 2:28.

The attested use refers to the arms as the place into which someone is taken: in Luke 2:28, the plural accusative form occurs in the action of taking him into his arms.

1. Arms receiving someone · dominant

   In Luke 2:28, ἀγκάλας is a feminine plural accusative noun in the clause describing him taking someone into his arms; the APB renders the action, "And he himself took him into his arms and blessed God and said,"

   Luke 2:28

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 2:28, the APB presents the clause as taking someone "into his arms." This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause's action.