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βελόνη

MainId: 000953000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: β

StrongCodes: G4476a

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 000953001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: βελόνη

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ης

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'βάλλω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 000953001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 6.215

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Artifacts

      LEXSubDomains: Miscellaneous

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-02-05 10:43:44

         DefinitionShort: a small, slender instrument, pointed on one end and with a hole at the other end, used in passing thread through cloth in sewing

         Glosses: needle

         Comments: There is no convincing evidence that the expression ‘eye of a needle’ in {S:04001902400020} and {S:04201802500014} is a figurative name for a narrow gate. The reference to a camel passing through the eye of a needle is a case of rhetorical hyperbole, that is to say, a purposeful exaggeration to point out the extreme difficulty of the event referred to.

      LEXReferences: LUKE 18:25

      LEXLinks: realia:5.21.1