Matthew 9:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“No 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.”
Matthew 9:16 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 9:1621 words
οὐδεὶςoudeisno one
δὲdeand / but
ἐπιβάλλειepiballeibeat into, cast
(up-)on, fall
ἐπίβλημαepiblēmapiece
ῥάκουςrhakouscloth
ἀγνάφουagnaphounew
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
ἱματίῳhimatiōapparel, cloke, clothes
παλαιῷpalaiōold
αἴρειaireitake up
γὰρgarfor
τὸtothe
πλήρωμαplērōmawhich is put in to
fill up, piece that fi…
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ἀπὸapofrom
τοῦtouthe
ἱματίουhimatiouapparel, cloke, clothes
καὶkaiand / also
χεῖρονcheironsorer, worse
σχίσμαschismadivision, rent, schism
γίνεταιginetaiarise, be
assembled, be(-come
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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