Mark

Mark 2:21

21No 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.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
No oneΟὐδεὶςOudeisAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG3762 no one, none, nothing
sewsἐπιράπτειepirapteiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1976 I sew on
a patchἐπίβλημαepiblēmaNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG1915 a patch on a garment
of unshrunkἀγνάφουagnaphouAdjective - Genitive Neuter SingularG46 unshrunken, new
clothῥάκουςrhakousNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG4470 a piece of cloth
onἐπὶepiPrepositionG1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
an oldπαλαιόνpalaionAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularG3820 old, ancient, worn out
garmentἱμάτιονhimationNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG2440 outer garment
If he doesεἰeiConjunctionG1487 if
theτὸtoArticle - Accusative Neuter SingularG3588 the
pieceπλήρωμαplērōmaNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG4138 fullness, fulfillment, completion
will pull awayαἴρειaireiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG142 I raise, lift up
fromτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Neuter SingularG3588 the
oldπαλαιοῦpalaiouAdjective - Genitive Neuter SingularG3820 old, ancient, worn out
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
a worseχεῖρονcheironAdjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - ComparativeG5501 worse
tearσχίσμαschismaNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG4978 a rent, division
will resultγίνεταιginetaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG1096 I come into being, am born

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