noun · neuter
rakem
Greekῥάκος (rakos)
Strong’sG4470
a piece of cloth
stem rak-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ῥάκος, -ους, τό
[in LXX: Is 64:6 (5) (בֶּגֶד), Je 45 (38):11 (סְחָבָה), Es 4:17 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4470 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhrak'-os
a "rag," i.e. piece of cloth
Fromfrom G4486;
King Jamescloth.
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 | rakem | rakeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | rakeu2×ῥάκους | rakeiu |
| to, for dative | rake | rakei |
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
rake 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
rakeu“cloth”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Matthew 9:16“cloth”oudenos de epiballatō epiblēmem rakeu agnafeu epi himatie palaie; airatō gar tem plērōmem auteu apo teu himatieu, kai cheirōnem schismem ginetō.No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.
Mark 2:21“cloth”Oudenos epiblēmem rakeu agnafeu epiraptatō epi himatiem palaiem; ei de mē, airatō tem plērōmem apo auteu tem kainem teu palaieu, kai cheirōnem schismem ginetō.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.