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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #2899 - κράσπεδον

Transliteration

kráspedon

Phonetics

kras'-ped-on

Origin

of uncertain derivation

Parts of Speech

Noun Neuter

TDNT

3:904,466

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

the extremity or prominent part of a thing, edge, skirt, margin
1. the fringe of a garment
2. in the NT a little appendage hanging down from the edge of the mantle or cloak, made of twisted wool
3. a tassel, tuft: the Jews had such appendages attached to their mantles to remind them of the law

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3671 ‑ כָּנָף (kaw‑nawf'); 6734 ‑ צִיצִת (tsee‑tseeth');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (5)

Matthew 3

Mark 1

Luke 1

NAS (5)

Matthew 3

Mark 1

Luke 1

HCS (5)

Matthew 3

Mark 1

Luke 1

BSB (5)

Matthew 3

Mark 1

Luke 1

ESV (4)

Matthew 2

Mark 1

Luke 1

WEB (5)

Matthew 3

Mark 1

Luke 1

KJV (5)

border 2

borders 1

hem 2

NAS (5)

fringe 4

tassels 1

HCS (5)

tassels 1

tassel 4

BSB (5)

fringe 4

tassels 1

ESV (4)

fringe 4

WEB (5)

the fringe 4

the fringes 1

RAH

N-APN 2

N-DPN 1

N-GPN 1

N-GSN 1

ANT

N-APN 1

N-GSN 4

BEZ

N-APN 1

N-GSN 4

BGB

N-ANP 1

N-GNS 4

BMT

N-APN 1

N-GSN 4

BYZ

N-APN 1

N-GSN 4

ELZ

N-APN 1

N-GSN 4

NA26

N-APN 1

N-GSN 4

SBL

N-APN 1

N-GSN 4

SCV

N-APN 1

N-GSN 4

STV

N-APN 1

N-GSN 4

TIS

N-APN 1

N-GSN 4

N-APN 1

N-GSN 4

N-APN 1

N-GSN 4

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

κράσπεδ-ον, τό,

1. edge, border, skirt, esp. of cloth, Theoc. 2.53; of the fringe or tassel worn by Jews, Matthew 9:20 : mostly in pl., ἄκροισι λαίφους κρασπέδοις (v. ἄκρος 1.2b) E. Med. 524; κράσπεδα στεμμάτων Ar. V. 475, cf. Diph. 43.30; χρυσᾶ κ. Chamael. ap. Ath. 9.374a, Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.36, 37.

2. metaph., mostly in pl., skirts or edge of a country, S. Fr. 602, E. Fr. 381; of a mountain, X. HG 4.6.8; πρὸς κρασπέδοισι στρατοπέδου on the skirts of the army, E. Supp. 661; τοὺς πελταστὰς ἐπὶ τὰ κ. ἑκατέρωθεν καθίστασθαι X. HG 3.2.16: also in sg., Τιμολέοντα ὥσπερ ἐκ κ. τινὸς λεπτοῦ τῆς πολίχνης τῇ Σικελίᾳ προσηρτημένον Plu. Tim. 11; κ. αἰγιαλοῦ AP 7.78 (Dionys. Cyzic.).

3. Medic., affection of the uvula, fimbria, Aret. SA 1.8.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

κράσπεδον, κρασπέδου, τό, in classical Greek the extremity or prominent part. of a thing, edge, skirt, margin; the fringe of a garment; in the N. T. for Hebrew צִיצִית, i. e. a little appendage hanging down from the edge of the mantle or cloak, made of twisted wool; a tassel, tuft: Matthew 9:20; Matthew 14:36; Matthew 23:5; Mark 6:56; Luke 8:44. The Jews had such appendages attached to their mantles to remind them of the law, according to Numbers 15:37f. Cf. Winers RWB under the word Saum; (B. D. under the phrase, ; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, 1:624; especially Ginsburg in Alex.'s Kitto under the word Fringes).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

κράσπεδον , -ου , τό ,

[in LXX: Numbers 15:38-39 (H6734) Deuteronomy 22:12, Zechariah 8:23 (H3671)*;]

1. in cl., an edge, border.

2. In LXX (v. supr.) and NT, a tassel or corner: Matthew 9:20; Matthew 14:36; Matthew 23:5, Mark 6:56, Luke 8:44.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

κράσπεδον, the ";fringe"; or ";tassel,"; which the Law required every Jew to attach to the corners of his outer garment (Numbers 15:35 f., Deuteronomy 22:12). The word is found in the magic P Lond 121.371 (iii/A.D.) (= I. p. 96) ἐξάψας κράσπετον (l. –δον) τοῦ ἱματίου σου.

List of Word Forms

κρασπεδα κράσπεδα κρασπέδοις κρασπεδου κρασπέδου κρασπέδων kraspeda kráspeda kraspedou kraspédou