Epiblēma ἐπίβλημα
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| ἐπίβλημα | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | epiblēma |
| Strong's number | G1915 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | patch |
| Occurrences | 4 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Epiblēma (Greek ἐπίβλημα, Strong's G1915) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “patch”. It occurs 4 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἐπί-βλημα, -τος, τό
[in LXX: Isa.3:22 * ;]
1. that which is thrown over, a cover.
2. a tapestry, hanging (Is, l.with).
3. that which is put on;
(a) embroidery;
(b) a patch: Mat.9:16, Mrk.2:21, Luk.5:36.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Isa.3:22 * ;]
1. that which is thrown over, a cover.
2. a tapestry, hanging (Is, l.with).
3. that which is put on;
(a) embroidery;
(b) a patch: Mat.9:16, Mrk.2:21, Luk.5:36.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | piece (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | patch (3), piece of cloth (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Epiblēma, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 9:16No 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.No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.
Mark
- Mark 2:21No 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.No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.
Luke
- Luke 5:36And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).