noun · neuter
trēmem
Greekτρῆμα (trēma)
Strong’sG5169
a hole, the eye of a needle
stem trēm-once in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* τρῆμα, -τος, τό,
SYN.: τρυμαλιά, τρύπημα
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5169 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtroo'-pay-mah
an aperture, i.e. a needle's eye
Fromfrom a derivative of the base of G5168;
King Jameseye.
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 | trēmem | trēmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | trēmeu1×τρήματος | trēmeiu |
| to, for dative | trēme | trēmei |
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
trēme 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
trēmeu“eye”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Luke 18:25“eye”eukopoterem gar atō kamēlan dia trēmeu belonau eiserchara ē plousion eis tan basileian tou theou eiserchara.Indeed, 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.”