What does κράσπεδον · ἱμάτιον mean in the Bible?
κράσπεδον · ἱμάτιον is a Greek phrase meaning "fringe, edge, tassel of garment".
Greek · G2899, G2440
κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱματίου
Edge · a dress (inner or outer)
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κράσπεδον G2899 edge
Pronunciation kráspedon
Ritual fringe or tassel on garment hem, worn as visible sign of religious devotion and law-keeping.
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ἱμάτιον G2440 a dress (inner or outer)
Pronunciation himátion
Outer garment worn over the tunic; distinguishable from the inner χιτών in biblical dress terminology.
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What does κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱματίου (kraspedou tou himatiou) mean in the Bible?
κράσπεδον · ἱμάτιον is a Greek phrase meaning "fringe, edge, tassel of garment".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2899, G2440?
G2899, G2440 is connected to 5 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. fringe, edge, tassel of garment
Source Gloss
fringe, edge, tassel of garment
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 5 Case pattern Genitive (4) Number pattern Singular (4)
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 9:20 · Matt 14:36 · Mark 6:56 · Luke 8:44 4×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 23:5 1×
Word Origins
κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱματίου is of uncertain 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