ἐπίβλημα
epiblēma · patch
Greek word · Strong’s number G1915 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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epiblēma (ἐπίβλημα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “patch”.
How to say it
e·pi·blē·ma
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A piece of cloth sewn over a torn garment to cover the hole.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 9:16
And no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak; for the patch pulls away from the cloak, and a worse tear results.
- Mark 2:21
No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; otherwise the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made.
- Luke 5:36
And he was also telling a parable to them: “No one tears a patch from a new garment and puts it on an old garment; otherwise, he will tear the new too, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
And 1 more times.