What does κράσπεδον (kráspedon) mean in the Bible?
κράσπεδον (kráspedon): Ritual fringe or tassel on garment hem, worn as visible sign of religious devotion and law-keeping.
Greek · G2899
κράσπεδον
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κράσπεδονG2899
Pronunciationkráspedon
What does κράσπεδον (kráspedon) mean in the Bible?
κράσπεδον (kráspedon): Ritual fringe or tassel on garment hem, worn as visible sign of religious devotion and law-keeping.
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How does the BSB render G2899?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fringe (4), tassels (1).
Where does κράσπεδον (kráspedon) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 9:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), Luke (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itfringe4×Matthew 9:20, Matthew 14:36, Mark 6:56, Luke 8:44
tassels1×Matthew 23:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 9:20
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Matthew3Mark1Luke1
Source forms
κρασπέδου4xkraspedouMatthew 9:20, Matthew 14:36, Mark 6:56, Luke 8:44
κράσπεδα1xkraspedaMatthew 23:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular4xMatthew 9:20, Matthew 14:36, Mark 6:56, Luke 8:44
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural1xMatthew 23:5
Greek word. Ritual fringe or tassel on garment hem, worn as visible sign of religious devotion and law-keeping.
Strong'sG2899
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms2 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMark 6:53–56Source Gloss
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Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 9:20Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
κρασπέδουkraspedou
the fringe, edge
Read verseMatthew 14:36Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
κρασπέδουkraspedou
the fringe, edge
Read verseMatthew 23:5Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
κράσπεδαkraspeda
the fringe, edge
Read verseMark 6:56Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
κρασπέδουkraspedou
the fringe, edge
Read verseLuke 8:44Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
κρασπέδουkraspedou
the fringe, edge
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.
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 patterns2Aligned forms5Case patternGenitive (4)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · NeuterMatt 9:20 · Matt 14:36 · Mark 6:56 · Luke 8:444×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 23:51×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Additional Occurrences
Mark 6:53–56κράσπεδονkráspedon
fringe, tassel of garment
New Testament Witnesses
fringe
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
κράσπεδον is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Reflects covenant symbolism and faith expression.
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