noun · feminine
rafias
Greekῥαφίς (rafis)
Strong’sG4476
a needle
stem rafi-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ῥαφίς, -ίδος, ἡ
(ῥάπτω, to sew),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4476 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhraf-ece'
perhaps rather akin to the base of G4474 through the idea of puncturing); a needle
Fromfrom a primary ῥάπτω (to sew;
King Jamesneedle.
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 nominative | rafias | rafiais |
| object accusative | rafian | rafiain |
| direct address vocative | rafiar | rafiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | rafiau2×ῥαφίδος | rafiaiu |
| to, for dative | rafia | rafiai |
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
rafia 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
rafiau“needle”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Matthew 19:24“needle”palin de legamō vi, eukopoterem atō kamēlan dia trupēmeu rafiau eiserchara ē plousion eis tan basileian tou theou.Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
Mark 10:25“needle”eukopoterem atō kamēlan dia tau trumaliau tau rafiau dierchara ē plousion eis tan basileian tou theou eiserchara.It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”