No 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.Mark 2:21
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
οὐδεὶς ἐπίβλημα ῥάκους ἀγνάφου ἐπιράπτει ἐπὶ ἱμάτιον παλαιόν· εἰ δὲ μή, αἴρει τὸ πλήρωμα ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ τὸ καινὸν τοῦ παλαιοῦ, καὶ χεῖρον σχίσμα γίνεται.
- οὐδεὶςoudeis“No [one]”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
- ἐπίβλημαepiblēma“a patch”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “patch” · Strong's G1915
- ῥάκουςrhakous“of cloth”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ῥάκος · “a cloth” · Strong's G4470
- ἀγνάφουagnaphou“unshrunk”Adjective, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἄγναφος · “unshrunk” · Strong's G0046
- ἐπιράπτειepiraptei“sews”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπιρράπτω · “to sew on” · Strong's G1976
- ἐπὶepi“on”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- ἱμάτιονhimation“clothing”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 G1487L
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- μή,mē“except”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- αἴρειairei“tears away”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from αἴρω · “to take up” · Strong's G0142
- τὸto“the”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πλήρωμαplērōma“patch”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “fulfillment” · Strong's G4138
- ἀπ᾽ap᾽“from”Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
- αὐτοῦautou“it”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- τὸto“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- καινὸνkainon“new”Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from καινός · “new” · Strong's G2537
- τοῦtou“from the”Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- παλαιοῦ,palaiou“old,”Adjective, genitive, singular, neuter · from παλαιός · “old” · Strong's G3820
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- χεῖρονcheiron“worse”Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter, comparative · from χείρων · “worse than” · Strong's G5501
- σχίσμαschisma“a tear”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “split” · Strong's G4978
- γίνεται.ginetai“takes place.”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)