noun · neuter
kraspedem
Greekκράσπεδον (kraspedon)
Strong’sG2899
the fringe, edge
stem krasped-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κράσπεδον, -ου, τό,
[in LXX: Nu 15:38, 39 (צִיצִת) De 22:12, Za 8:23 (כָּנָף)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2899 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkras'-ped-on
a margin, i.e. (specially), a fringe or tassel
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamesborder, hem.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | kraspedem | kraspedeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | kraspedeu4×κρασπέδου | kraspedeiu |
| to, for dative | kraspede | kraspedei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
kraspede is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
kraspedeu“fringe”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Matthew 9:20“fringe”Kai idou gunaikas haimorroarōtas dōdeka eteim prosercharatas opisthen hapteta teu kraspedeu teu himatieu autou;Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.
Matthew 14:36“fringe”kai parakalale auton hina monem hapteleia teu kraspedeu teu himatieu autou; kai hosois haptela diasōzila.and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
Mark 6:56“fringe”kai hopou an eisporeuete eis kōmain ē eis politain ē eis agroin en tai agorai tithale toin asthenarōtoin, kai parakalale auton hina kan teu kraspedeu teu himatieu autou hapteleia; kai hosois an haptela autou sōzile.And wherever He went — villages and towns and countrysides — they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
Luke 8:44“fringe”prosercharatas opisthen hapteta teu kraspedeu teu himatieu autou, kai parachrēma histanata tas rusias teu haimeu autau.She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
kraspedeim1×
Matthew 23:5“tassels”panteim de teim ergeim autoiu poialō pros tem theasira toi anthrōpoi; platunalō gar teim fulaktērieim autoiu kai megalunalō teim kraspedeim,All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.