Definition
κράσπεδον, -ου, τό
[in LXX: Numbers 15:38-39 (צִיצִת) Deuteronomy 22:12, Zechariah 8:23 (כָּנָף)* ;]
1. in cl., an edge, border.
2. In LXX (see supr.) and NT, a tassel or corner: Matthew 9:20; 14:36; 23:5, Mark 6:56, Luke 8:44.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κράσπεδον:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Matthew 9:20κρασπέδου · fringeSuddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.
- Matthew 14:36κρασπέδου · fringe…and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
- Matthew 23:5κράσπεδα · tasselsAll their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
- Mark 6:56κρασπέδου · fringeAnd wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
- Luke 8:44κρασπέδου · fringeShe came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.