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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4476. ῥαφίς (rhaphis) -- Needle</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4476.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/1-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4476.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4476</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4475.htm" title="4475">◄</a> 4476. rhaphis <a href="../greek/4477.htm" title="4477">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">rhaphis: Needle</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ῥαφίς</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>rhaphis<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>rah-FEES<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hraf-ece')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Needle<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a needle.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb ῥάπτω (rhaptō), meaning "to sew" or "to stitch."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "rhaphis" as it is a Greek term. However, the concept of sewing and needles can be related to Hebrew terms like מַחַט (machat), which also means needle.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "rhaphis" refers to a needle, a small, slender, pointed instrument used for sewing or stitching. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to illustrate the difficulty of a rich person entering the kingdom of God, emphasizing the challenge of prioritizing spiritual wealth over material wealth.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, sewing was a common domestic task, and needles were essential tools in everyday life. They were typically made of bone, bronze, or iron. The metaphor of a needle's eye was a vivid illustration in a culture familiar with sewing, highlighting the impossibility of certain tasks without divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>4476</b> <i>rhaphís</i> – a sewing or surgical needle referred to in Mt 19:24 and Mk 10:25.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from rhaptó (to sew)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a needle<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>needle (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4476: ῤαφίς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ῤαφίς</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ῤαφίδος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ῤάπτω</span> to sew), <span class="accented">a needle</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/19-24.htm">Matthew 19:24</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/10-25.htm">Mark 10:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/18-25.htm">Luke 18:25</a> <span class="manuref">Rec.</span> ((cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">κάμηλος</span></span>)). Class. Greek more common uses <span class="greek2">βελόνη</span> (which see); see <span class="abbreviation">Lob. ad Phryn.</span>, p. 90; (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 25).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>needle. <p>From a primary rhapto (to sew; perhaps rather akin to the base of <a href="/greek/4474.htm">rhapizo</a> through the idea of puncturing); a needle -- needle. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4474.htm">rhapizo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ραφιδος ραφίδος ῥαφίδος raphidos rhaphidos rhaphídos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/19-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 19:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">διὰ τρυπήματος <b>ῥαφίδος</b> διελθεῖν ἢ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the eye <span class="itali">of a needle,</span> than<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the eye <span class="itali">of a needle,</span> than<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/19-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> through [the] eye <span class="itali">of a needle</span> to pass than<p><b><a href="/text/mark/10-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 10:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τρυμαλιᾶς τῆς <b>ῥαφίδος</b> διελθεῖν ἢ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the eye <span class="itali">of a needle</span> than<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the eye <span class="itali">of a needle,</span> than<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/10-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> eye [of] a <span class="itali">needle</span> to pass than [for]<p><b><a href="/greek/4476.htm">Strong's Greek 4476</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4476.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/raphidos_4476.htm">ῥαφίδος — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4475.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4475"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4475" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4477.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4477"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4477" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>