Mark 2:21

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
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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.

  1. οὐδεὶςoudeis“No [one]”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
  2. ἐπίβλημαepiblēma“a patch”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “patch” · Strong's G1915
  3. ῥάκουςrhakous“of cloth”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ῥάκος · “a cloth” · Strong's G4470
  4. ἀγνάφουagnaphou“unshrunk”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἄγναφος · “unshrunk” · Strong's G0046
  5. ἐπιράπτειepiraptei“sews”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπιρράπτω · “to sew on” · Strong's G1976
  6. ἐπὶepi“on”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  7. ἱμάτιονhimation“clothing”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “clothing” · Strong's G2440
  8. παλαιόν·palaion“old;”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from παλαιός · “old” · Strong's G3820
  9. εἰei“lest”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487L
  10. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  11. μή,mē“except”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  12. αἴρειairei“tears away”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from αἴρω · “to take up” · Strong's G0142
  13. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. πλήρωμαplērōma“patch”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “fulfillment” · Strong's G4138
  15. ἀπ᾽ap᾽“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  16. αὐτοῦautou“it”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  17. τὸto“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. καινὸνkainon“new”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from καινός · “new” · Strong's G2537
  19. τοῦtou“from the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. παλαιοῦ,palaiou“old,”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, neuter · from παλαιός · “old” · Strong's G3820
  21. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  22. χεῖρονcheiron“worse”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter, comparative · from χείρων · “worse than” · Strong's G5501
  23. σχίσμαschisma“a tear”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “split” · Strong's G4978
  24. 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)