King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4476
Transliteration: rhaphis
Phonetic Spelling: (hraf-ece')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a needle
Meaning: a needle
ῤαφίς, ῤαφίδος, ἡ (ῤάπτω to sew), a needle: Matthew 19:24; Mark 10:25; Luke 18:25 Rec. ((cf. κάμηλος)). Class. Greek more common uses βελόνη (which see); see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 90; (Winer's Grammar, 25).
Word Summary
rhaphis: a needle
Original Word: ῥαφίςTransliteration: rhaphis
Phonetic Spelling: (hraf-ece')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a needle
Meaning: a needle
Strong's Concordance
needle. From a primary rhapto (to sew; perhaps rather akin to the base of rhapizo through the idea of puncturing); a needle -- needle.
see GREEK rhapizo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4476: ῤαφίςῤαφίς, ῤαφίδος, ἡ (ῤάπτω to sew), a needle: Matthew 19:24; Mark 10:25; Luke 18:25 Rec. ((cf. κάμηλος)). Class. Greek more common uses βελόνη (which see); see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 90; (Winer's Grammar, 25).