What does κράββατος (krábbatos) mean in the Bible?
κράββατος (krábbatos) is a Greek word meaning "a mattress".
Greek · G2895
κράββατος
A mattress
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κράββατος G2895
Pronunciation krábbatos
What does κράββατος (krábbatos) mean in the Bible?
κράββατος (krábbatos) is a Greek word meaning "a mattress".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2895?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include mat (8), mats (2), . . . (1).
Where does κράββατος (krábbatos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 2:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (5), John (4), Acts (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It mat 8× Mark 2:4, Mark 2:9, Mark 2:11, Mark 2:12
mats 2× Mark 6:55, Acts 5:15
. . . 1× Acts 9:33
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 2:4 κράβαττον to mat Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Mark 2:9 κράβαττόν to mat Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Mark 2:11 κράβαττόν to mat Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Mark 2:12 κράβαττον to mat Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Mark 6:55 κραβάττοις to mats Noun - Dative Masculine Plural John 5:8 κράβαττόν to mat Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular John 5:9 κράβαττον to mat Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular John 5:10 κράβαττον to mat Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular John 5:11 κράβαττόν to mat Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 5:15 κραβάττων to mats Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 2:4
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 3
Mark 5 John 4 Acts 2
Source forms
κράβαττον 4x krabatton Mark 2:4, Mark 2:12, John 5:9, John 5:10
κράβαττόν 4x krabatton Mark 2:9, Mark 2:11, John 5:8, John 5:11
κραβάττοις 1x krabattois Mark 6:55
κραβάττου 1x krabattou Acts 9:33
κραβάττων 1x krabattōn Acts 5:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 8x Mark 2:4, Mark 2:9, Mark 2:11, Mark 2:12
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural 1x Mark 6:55
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Acts 5:15
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Acts 9:33
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a mattress
Source Gloss
a mattress
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
12 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 2:4 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
κράββατον krabbaton
a bed, mattress, mat
Read verse Mark 2:9 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
κράββατον, krabbaton
a bed, mattress, mat
Read verse Mark 2:11 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
κράββατόν krabbaton
a bed, mattress, mat
Read verse Mark 2:12 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
κράββατον, krabbaton
a bed, mattress, mat
Read verse Mark 6:55 Noun Dative Plural Masculine
κραββάτοις krabbatoiv
a bed, mattress, mat
Read verse John 5:8 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
κράββατόν krabbaton
a bed, mattress, mat
Read verse John 5:9 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
κράββατον krabbaton
a bed, mattress, mat
Read verse John 5:10 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
κράββατον. krabbaton
a bed, mattress, mat
Read verse John 5:11 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
κράββατόν krabbaton
a bed, mattress, mat
Read verse John 5:12 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
κράββατόν krabbaton
a bed, mattress, mat
Read verse Acts 5:15 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
κραββάτων, krabbatwn
a bed, mattress, mat
Read verse Acts 9:33 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
κραββάτῳ, krabbatw
a bed, mattress, mat
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Word Origins
κράββατος is of foreign origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain