He 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.Luke 5:36
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἔλεγεν δὲ καὶ παραβολὴν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὅτι οὐδεὶς ἐπίβλημα ἀπὸ ἱματίου καινοῦ σχίσας ἐπιβάλλει ἐπὶ ἱμάτιον παλαιόν· εἰ δὲ μή γε, καὶ τὸ καινὸν σχίσει, καὶ τῷ παλαιῷ οὐ συμφωνήσει τὸ ἐπίβλημα τὸ ἀπὸ τοῦ καινοῦ.
- ἔλεγενelegen“He was speaking”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- δὲde“now”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- καὶkai“also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- παραβολὴνparabolēn“a parable”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from παραβολή · “parable” · Strong's G3850
- πρὸςpros“to”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- αὐτοὺςautous“them”Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- οὐδεὶςoudeis“No [one]”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
- ἐπίβλημαepiblēma“a piece”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “patch” · Strong's G1915
- ἀπὸapo“of”Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
- ἱματίουhimatiou“a garment”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἱμάτιον · “clothing” · Strong's G2440
- καινοῦkainou“new”Adjective, genitive, singular, neuter · from καινός · “new” · Strong's G2537
- σχίσαςschisas“having torn”Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from σχίζω · “to split” · Strong's G4977
- ἐπιβάλλειepiballei“puts [it]”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπιβάλλω · “to put on/seize” · Strong's G1911
- ἐπὶepi“on”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- ἱμάτιονhimation“a garment”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “clothing” · Strong's G2440
- παλαιόν·palaion“old;”Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from παλαιός · “old” · Strong's G3820
- εἰei“lest”Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- μήmē“except”Particle, negative · “not” · Strong's G3361
- γε,ge“indeed”Particle · from γέ · “indeed” · Strong's G1065
- καὶkai“also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τὸto“the”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- καινὸνkainon“new”Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from καινός · “new” · Strong's G2537
- σχίσει,schisei“will tear,”Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from σχίζω · “to split” · Strong's G4977
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τῷtō“to the”Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- παλαιῷpalaiō“old”Adjective, dative, singular, neuter · from παλαιός · “old” · Strong's G3820
- οὐou“not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- συμφωνήσειsumphōnēsei“it will match”Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from συμφωνέω · “to agree with” · Strong's G4856
- τὸto“the”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐπίβλημαepiblēma“piece”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “patch” · Strong's G1915
- τὸto“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀπὸapo“of”Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
- τοῦtou“the”Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- καινοῦ.kainou“new.”Adjective, genitive, singular, neuter · from καινός · “new” · Strong's G2537
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)