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Koine Greek wordlink #13236

SR GNT Mat 19:24 ῥαφίδος (ɽafidos) ‘for a camel through the eye of a needle to pass_through than a rich one’ Strongs=44760 Lemma=rhafis
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=feminine number=singular
Year=33 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form ῥαφίδος (N-GFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ῥαφίδος’ (N-GFS) has 2 different glosses: ‘of a needle’, ‘needle’.

Mark 10:25 ‘for a camel through eye needle to pass_through than a rich one’ SR GNT Mark 10:25 word 13

OET-LV: 25 It _is easier for_a_camel to _pass _through through eye needle than a_rich one to _come _in into the kingdom of_ the _god. (MRK_10:25)

OET-RV: 25 It’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter God’s kingdom.” (MRK 10:25)

Greek words (1) other than ῥαφίδος (N-GFS) with a gloss related to ‘needle’

LUKE 18:25 βελόνης (belonaʸs) N-GFS Lemma=belonē ‘a camel through an eye of a needle to come_in than a rich man’ SR GNT Luke 18:25 word 8

OET-LV: 25 For/Because is easier a_camel to _come _in through an_eye of_a_needle, than a_rich man to _come _in into the kingdom of_ the _god. (LUK_18:25)

OET-RV: 25 it’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a wealthy person to enter God’s kingdom.” (LUK 18:25)

Key: N=noun GFS=genitive,feminine,singular