Luke 5:36

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
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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.

  1. ἔλεγενelegen“He was speaking”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. παραβολὴνparabolēn“a parable”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from παραβολή · “parable” · Strong's G3850
  5. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  6. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  8. οὐδεὶςoudeis“No [one]”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
  9. ἐπίβλημαepiblēma“a piece”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “patch” · Strong's G1915
  10. ἀπὸapo“of”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  11. ἱματίουhimatiou“a garment”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἱμάτιον · “clothing” · Strong's G2440
  12. καινοῦkainou“new”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, neuter · from καινός · “new” · Strong's G2537
  13. σχίσαςschisas“having torn”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from σχίζω · “to split” · Strong's G4977
  14. ἐπιβάλλειepiballei“puts [it]”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπιβάλλω · “to put on/seize” · Strong's G1911
  15. ἐπὶepi“on”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  16. ἱμάτιονhimation“a garment”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “clothing” · Strong's G2440
  17. παλαιόν·palaion“old;”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from παλαιός · “old” · Strong's G3820
  18. εἰei“lest”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  19. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  20. μήmē“except”
    Particle, negative · “not” · Strong's G3361
  21. γε,ge“indeed”
    Particle · from γέ · “indeed” · Strong's G1065
  22. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  23. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. καινὸνkainon“new”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from καινός · “new” · Strong's G2537
  25. σχίσει,schisei“will tear,”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from σχίζω · “to split” · Strong's G4977
  26. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  27. τῷtō“to the”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  28. παλαιῷpalaiō“old”
    Adjective, dative, singular, neuter · from παλαιός · “old” · Strong's G3820
  29. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  30. συμφωνήσειsumphōnēsei“it will match”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from συμφωνέω · “to agree with” · Strong's G4856
  31. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  32. ἐπίβλημαepiblēma“piece”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “patch” · Strong's G1915
  33. τὸto“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  34. ἀπὸapo“of”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  35. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  36. 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)