To sew on
ἐπιρράπτωStrong’s G1976epirraptō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Epirraptō is the Greek word usually translated “sews”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“No 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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “sews”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sews 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἐπιρράπτω epirraptō · to sew on
ἐπι-ράπτω (Rec. -ρράπτω), to sew upon: before ἐπί, with accusative, Mrk.2:21.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sew” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SEW, verb transitive
pronounced so, and better written soe. To unite or fasten together with a needle and thread.
- “They sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons” Genesis 3:7“Thou sewest up my iniquity” Job 14:17
All definitions and other forms of “sew”
SEW, verb intransitive
To practice sewing; to join things with stitches.
SEW, verb transitive
[Latin sicco, to dry.]
To drain a pond for taking the fish. Obs.
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.