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Koine Greek wordlink #15955

SR GNT Mat 23:5 κράσπεδα (kraspeda) ‘and they are magnifying their tassels’ Strongs=28990 Lemma=kraspedon
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=neuter number=plural
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form κράσπεδα (N-ANP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κράσπεδα’ (N-ANP) is always and only glossed as ‘tassels’.

Mat 23:5 ‘and they are magnifying their tassels’ SR GNT Mat 23:5 word 21

OET-LV: 5 But all the works of _them, they _are _doing in _order that to _be _seen by _the people. For/Because they _are _widening the phylacteries of _them and they _are _magnifying their tassels. (MAT_23:5)

OET-RV: 5 Everything that they do do, is only done to be a public display in front of the people, so they have big prayer boxes and fancy robes. (MAT 23:5)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘kraspedon’ have 2 different glosses: ‘fringe’, ‘tassels’.

Key: N=noun ANP=accusative,neuter,plural