Greek Word Study · Strong’s G4470
ῥάκος
rhakos · “a cloth”
Used 2 times across 2 books
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.†
[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.†
Where it appears
Matthew1
Mark1
In the text
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.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.
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