Strong's Lexicon
G4470
G4470 — ῥάκος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4470 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ῥάκος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4486 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | rhakos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | rhak'-os |
| Meaning: | 1. a "rag," i.e. piece of cloth |
| KJV Renderings: | cloth |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ῤάκος, ῤάκους, τό (ῤήγνυμι, a piece torn off; specifically, a bit of cloth; cloth: Mat 9:16; Mar 2:21 (here L Tr marginal reading ῥακκος). (Homer, Herodotus, Aristophanes, Sophocles, Euripides, Josephus, the Sept., others.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ῥάκος (cloth)
Matthew 9:16
- KJV: No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment and the rent is made worse
- GK: ουδείς δε επιβάλλει επίβλημα ράκους αγνάφου επί ιματίω παλαιώ αίρει γαρ το πλήρωμα αυτού από του ιματίου και χείρον σχίσμα γίνεται
Mark 2:21
- KJV: No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old and the rent is made worse
- GK: και ουδείς επίβλημα ράκους αγνάφου επιρράπτει επί ιματίω παλαιώ ει αίρει το πλήρωμα αυτού το καινόν του παλαιού και χείρον σχίσμα γίνεται