Strong G5168τρυμαλιά

hole

Transliteration
trumalia
Pronunciation
troo-mal-ee-ah'
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From a derivative of τρύώ truō (to wear away; akin to the base of G5134 G5147 and G5176); an orifice that is a needle´ s eye : - eye. Compare G5169 .

Detailed definition

τρυμαλιά, -ᾶς, ἡ
(τρύω, to wear away), [in LXX: Jer.13:4 (נָקִיק), etc.;]
= τρύμη, a hole: τ. ῥαφίδος, eye of a needle, Mrk.10:25.†
SYN.: τρῆμα, τρύπημα (AS)

In the Bible

Strong G5168 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • eye2

First verses

  1. Mark 10:25
    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.
  2. Luke 18:25
    For 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.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
τρῡμᾰλ-ιά, ἡ,
={τρύμη}, hole, [LXX+3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Sotades Lyricus 1 (obscene meaning), LXX.Jer.13.4, +others)]; ἡ τ. τῆς ῥαφίδος the eye of the needle, [NT (NT.Mark.10.25)]; βελόνης[Refs 5th c.BC+ (Maria cited in Zos.Alch. p.238 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus)]; mesh, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-4th c.BC: Aesopus Fabularum Scriptor 26.)]