ἐπιῤῥάπτωepirrháptō
to sew upon: followed by ἐπί, with acc, Mark 2:21.
Greek (New Testament) · G1976
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- ῥαφίςrhaphís · G4476perhaps rather akin to the base of G4474 (ῥαπίζω) through the idea of puncturing); a needle
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Mark 2:21 “Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.