Patch
ἐπίβλημαStrong’s G1915epiblēma
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epiblēma is the Greek word usually translated “patch” and “piece”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.”
Meaning
Usually translated “patch” and “piece”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a patch 2
- a piece 1
- piece 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 2:21No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
- Luke 5:36And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.
Greek dictionary
ἐπίβλημα epiblēma · patch
ἐπί-βλημα, -τος, τό [in LXX: Isa.3:22 * ;] 1. that which is thrown over, a cover. 2. a tapestry, hanging (Is, l.with). 3. that which is put on; (a) embroidery; (b) a patch: Mat.9:16, Mrk.2:21, Luk.5:36.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “patch” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PATCH, noun
- A piece of cloth sewed on a garment to repair it.
- A small piece of any thing used to repair a breach.
- A small piece of silk used to cover a defect on the face, or to add a charm.
- A piece inserted in mosaic or variegated work.
All definitions and other forms of “patch”
- A small piece of ground, or a small detached piece.
- A paltry fellow.
PATCH, verb transitive
To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces; as, to patch a coat.
- To adorn with a patch or with patches.
- To mend with pieces; to repair clumsily.
- To repair with pieces fastened on; as, to patch the roof of a house.
- To make up of pieces and shreds.
- To dress in a party-colored coat.
- To make suddenly or hastily; to make without regard to forms; as, to patch up a peace.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.