Needle
ῥαφίςStrong’s G4476rhaphis
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Rhaphis is the Greek word usually translated “needle”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.”
Meaning
Usually translated “needle”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of a needle 1
- needle 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
ῥαφίς rhaphis · needle
ῥαφίς, -ίδος, ἡ (ῥάπτω, to sew), a needle: Mat.19:24, Mrk.10:25 (cf. βελόνη).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “needle” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
NEEDLE, noun
[G. something sharp or pointed. It may be allied to nettle.]
- A small instrument of steel pointed at one end, with an eye at the other to receive a thread; used in sewing and embroidery.
- A small pointed piece of steel used in the mariners compass, which by its magnetic quality is attracted and directed to the pole, and thus enables navigators to steer their ships the course intended.
- Any crystalized substance in the form of a needle
All definitions and other forms of “needle”
NEEDLE, verb transitive
To form crystals in the shape of a needle
NEEDLE, verb intransitive
To shoot in crystalization into the form of needles; as needled prisms.
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.