What does ῥαφίς (rhaphís) mean in the Bible?
ῥαφίς (rhaphís): Sewing instrument used metaphorically for the impossibility of a rich man entering God's kingdom.
Greek · G4476
ῥαφίς
A needle
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ῥαφίς G4476
Pronunciation rhaphís
What does ῥαφίς (rhaphís) mean in the Bible?
ῥαφίς (rhaphís): Sewing instrument used metaphorically for the impossibility of a rich man entering God's kingdom.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4476?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include needle (1), of a needle (1).
Where does ῥαφίς (rhaphís) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 19:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (1), Matthew (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 It needle 1× Mark 10:25
of a needle 1× Matthew 19:24
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 19:24
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Mark 1
Source forms
ῥαφίδος 2x rhaphidos Matthew 19:24, Mark 10:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 2x Matthew 19:24, Mark 10:25
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Sewing instrument used metaphorically for the impossibility of a rich man entering God's kingdom.
Strong's G4476
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
a needle
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 19:24 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ῥαφίδος rafidov
a needle
Read verse Mark 10:25 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ῥαφίδος rafidov
a needle
Read verse Luke 18:25 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ῥαφίδος rafidov
a needle
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 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Genitive (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 19:24 · Mark 10:25 2×
Word Origins
ῥαφίς is built from this root:
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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