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ῥαφίς

MainId: 004381000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: ρ

StrongCodes: G4476

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 004381001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ῥαφίς

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ίδος

   RelatedLemmas: [{'Word': 'ῥάπτω', 'Meanings': [{'LanguageCode': 'en', 'Meaning': 'stitch, sew'}, {'LanguageCode': 'zhT', 'Meaning': '縫，縫合'}]}, {'Word': 'ἄραφος', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ἐπιράπτω', 'Meanings': []}]

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 004381001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 6.215

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Artifacts

      LEXSubDomains: Miscellaneous

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-02-09 01:13:03

         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: MAT 19:24, MARK 10:25

      LEXLinks: realia:5.21.1