G1915: ἐπίβλημα
epíblēma · “patch”
Definition
a patch
KJV translates it as: piece
Word origin: from G1911 (ἐπιβάλλω);
Extended definition
ἐπί-βλημα, -τος, τό
[in LXX: Isa.3:22 * ;]
1. that which is thrown over, a cover.
2. a tapestry, hanging (Is, l.with).
3. that which is put on;
(a) embroidery;
(b) a patch: Mat.9:16, Mrk.2:21, Luk.5:36.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Isa.3:22 * ;]
1. that which is thrown over, a cover.
2. a tapestry, hanging (Is, l.with).
3. that which is put on;
(a) embroidery;
(b) a patch: Mat.9:16, Mrk.2:21, Luk.5:36.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1915 is translated
- a patch ×2
- a piece ×1
- piece ×1
Bible verses with G1915 (epíblēma)
Epíblēma appears in 3 verses.
- Matthew 9:16
No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
- Mark 2:21
No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
- Luke 5:36
And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.