Strong’s G4476 · Greek
ῥαφίς
rhaphís · hraf-ece'
Origin from a primary ῥάπτω (to sew;
Meaning perhaps rather akin to the base of ῥαπίζω (G4474) through the idea of puncturing); a needle
In the King James Version needle.
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- Matthew 19:24And 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.
- Mark 10:25It 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.
- Luke 18:25For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.