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Lexicon :: Strong's G2899 - kraspedon

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κράσπεδον
Transliteration
kraspedon (Key)
Pronunciation
kras'-ped-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:904,466

Strong’s Definitions

κράσπεδον kráspedon, kras'-ped-on; of uncertain derivation; a margin, i.e. (specially), a fringe or tassel:—border, hem.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G2899 in the following manner: border (3x), hem (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G2899 in the following manner: border (3x), hem (2x).

  1. the extremity or prominent part of a thing, edge, skirt, margin

    1. the fringe of a garment

    2. in the NT a little appendage hanging down from the edge of the mantle or cloak, made of twisted wool

    3. a tassel, tuft: the Jews had such appendages attached to their mantles to remind them of the law

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κράσπεδον kráspedon, kras'-ped-on; of uncertain derivation; a margin, i.e. (specially), a fringe or tassel:—border, hem.
STRONGS G2899:
κράσπεδον, κρασπέδου, τό, in classical Greek the extremity or prominent part. of a thing, edge, skirt, margin; the fringe of a garment; in the N. T. for Hebrew צִיצִית, i. e. a little appendage hanging down from the edge of the mantle or cloak, made of twisted wool; a tassel, tuft: Matthew 9:20; Matthew 14:36; Matthew 23:5; Mark 6:56; Luke 8:44. The Jews had such appendages attached to their mantles to remind them of the law, according to Numbers 15:37f. Cf. Winers RWB under the word Saum; (B. D. under the phrase, ; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, 1:624; especially Ginsburg in Alex.'s Kitto under the word Fringes).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
15:37
Matthew
9:20; 14:36; 23:5
Mark
6:56
Luke
8:44

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2899 matches the Greek κράσπεδον (kraspedon),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:20 -

Then a woman who had suffered from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the [tassel] fringe of His outer robe;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:36 - and they begged Him to let them merely touch the fringe of His robe; and all who touched it were perfectly restored.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:5 - “They do all their deeds to be seen by men; for they make their [fn]phylacteries (tefillin) wide [to make them more conspicuous] and make their [fn]tassels long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:56 - And wherever He came into villages, or cities, or the countryside, they were laying the sick in the market places and pleading with Him [to allow them] just to touch the fringe (tassel with a blue cord) of His robe; and all who touched it were healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:44 - came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His outer robe, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
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