G4470: ῥάκος
rhákos · “a cloth”
Definition
a "rag," i.e. piece of cloth
KJV translates it as: cloth
Word origin: from G4486 (ῥήγνυμι);
Extended definition
ῥάκος, -ους, τό
[in LXX: Isa.64:6 (5) (בֶּגֶד), Jer.38:11 (סְחָבָה), Est.4:17 * ;]
1. a ragged garment (Hom.).
2. a rag, remnant, piece of cloth: Mat.9:16, Mrk.2:21.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Isa.64:6 (5) (בֶּגֶד), Jer.38:11 (סְחָבָה), Est.4:17 * ;]
1. a ragged garment (Hom.).
2. a rag, remnant, piece of cloth: Mat.9:16, Mrk.2:21.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4470 is translated
- of cloth ×2
Bible verses with G4470 (rhákos)
Rhákos appears in 2 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.