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)
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G1915 — ἐπίβλημα
epiblēma · patch · Greek
3 tagged verse occurrences
Matthew 9:16 · ἐπίβλημαNo one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.Mark 2:21 · ἐπίβλημαNo one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.Luke 5:36 · ἐπίβλημα · ἐπίβλημαHe also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.