Strong G4476ῥαφίς
needle
- Transliteration
- rhaphis
- Pronunciation
- hraf-ece'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From ῥάπτω rhaptō a primary word (to sew; perhaps rather akin to the base of G4474 through the idea of puncturing); a needle: - needle.
Detailed definition
ῥαφίς, -ίδος, ἡ
(ῥάπτω, to sew),
a needle: Mat.19:24, Mrk.10:25 (cf. βελόνη).†
(AS)
(ῥάπτω, to sew),
a needle: Mat.19:24, Mrk.10:25 (cf. βελόνη).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4476 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- needle3
First verses
- Matthew 19:24And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
- Mark 10:25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
- Luke 18:25For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ῥᾰφίς,
Doric dialect ῥᾰπίς [Refs 5th c.BC+ ((5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 51))], ίδος, ἡ, (ῥάπτω) needle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ νούσων” 2.66 (where 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 19.134 read ῥαφίῳ, +others γραφίσι), 5th-6th c.BC: Archippus Comicus 38, 3rd-2nd c.BC: Philo Mechanicus “(Belopoeica) Excerpte aus Philons Mechanik - Ath. Berl. Akad.” 61.14, 2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus “Belopoeica” 109.1 (ῥανίδα codices), “Anthologia Graeca” 11.110 (1st c.AD: Nicarchus Epigrammaticus), “Hermes” 38.283)]; διὰ τρυπήματος (variant{τρήματος}) ῥαφίδος διελθεῖν (variant{εἰσελθεῖν}) [NT+2nd c.AD+ (NT.Matt.19.24:—in _Attic dialect_ replaced by βελόνη, 2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 72.)]
II garfish, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Belone acus, Epicharmus Comicus [same place], 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Fragmenta” 294, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Oppianus Anazarbensis Epicus “Halieutica - Poetae Bucolici et Didactici” 1.172, “C.” 2.392.)]
Doric dialect ῥᾰπίς [Refs 5th c.BC+ ((5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 51))], ίδος, ἡ, (ῥάπτω) needle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ νούσων” 2.66 (where 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 19.134 read ῥαφίῳ, +others γραφίσι), 5th-6th c.BC: Archippus Comicus 38, 3rd-2nd c.BC: Philo Mechanicus “(Belopoeica) Excerpte aus Philons Mechanik - Ath. Berl. Akad.” 61.14, 2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus “Belopoeica” 109.1 (ῥανίδα codices), “Anthologia Graeca” 11.110 (1st c.AD: Nicarchus Epigrammaticus), “Hermes” 38.283)]; διὰ τρυπήματος (variant{τρήματος}) ῥαφίδος διελθεῖν (variant{εἰσελθεῖν}) [NT+2nd c.AD+ (NT.Matt.19.24:—in _Attic dialect_ replaced by βελόνη, 2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 72.)]
II garfish, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Belone acus, Epicharmus Comicus [same place], 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Fragmenta” 294, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Oppianus Anazarbensis Epicus “Halieutica - Poetae Bucolici et Didactici” 1.172, “C.” 2.392.)]