Rhakos ῥάκος
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| ῥάκος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | rhakos |
| Strong's number | G4470 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | a cloth |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Rhakos (Greek ῥάκος, Strong's G4470) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “a cloth”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ῥάκος, -ους, τό
[in LXX: Isa.64:6 (5) (בֶּגֶד), Jer.38:11 (סְחָבָה), Est.4:17 * ;]
1. a ragged garment (Hom.).
2. a rag, remnant, piece of cloth: Mat.9:16, Mrk.2:21.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Isa.64:6 (5) (בֶּגֶד), Jer.38:11 (סְחָבָה), Est.4:17 * ;]
1. a ragged garment (Hom.).
2. a rag, remnant, piece of cloth: Mat.9:16, Mrk.2:21.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | cloth (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | cloth (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Rhakos, 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.
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).