Definition
ῥάκος, -ους, τό
[in LXX: Isaiah 64:6 (5) (בֶּגֶד), Jeremiah 38:11 (סְחָבָה), Esther 4:17 * ;]
1. a ragged garment (Hom.).
2. a rag, remnant, piece of cloth: Matthew 9:16, Mark 2:21.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Matthew 9:16ῥάκους · clothNo one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.
- Mark 2:21ῥάκους · clothNo one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.