Greek · G5168, G4476

τρυμαλιᾶς τῆς ῥαφίδος

Hole · a needle

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τρυμαλιά G5168 hole

Pronunciation trymaliá

A hole worn through by friction, distinctively used for a needle's eye in Jesus's camel teaching.

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ῥαφίς G4476 a needle

Pronunciation rhaphís

Sewing instrument used metaphorically for the impossibility of a rich man entering God's kingdom.

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What does τρυμαλιᾶς τῆς ῥαφίδος (trymalias tēs rhaphidos) mean in the Bible?

τρυμαλιά · ῥαφίς is a Greek phrase meaning "eye of a needle".

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What does τρυμαλιά · ῥαφίς mean in the Bible?

τρυμαλιά · ῥαφίς is a Greek phrase meaning "eye of a needle".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5168, G4476?

G5168, G4476 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. eye of a needle

Strong's G5168, G4476

Lexical occurrences 1 verse Word forms 1 form 1 reference

Source Gloss

eye of a needle

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 1 Case pattern Genitive (1) Number pattern Singular (1)

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Mark 10:25 1×

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