Quick Definition
ἐπίβλημα, ατος, τό n.n. a patch on a garment
Strong's Definition
from 1911; a patch
KJV Usage: piece
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -τος | βάλλω
6.157 · Artifacts · Cloth, Leather, and Objects Made of Such Materials
patch a piece of cloth sewed on clothing to repair a hole or tear The statement in MAT 9:16 that ‘no one puts a patch of new cloth on an old garment’ seems almost preposterous or incredible in some societies, since people habitually repair old clothing by putting on patches of new cloth, sometimes to the point where it is difficult to determine what was the original fabric. In MAT 9:16 the phrase ῥάκους ἀγνάφου, often translated ‘new cloth,’ is literally ‘unshrunken cloth,’ in other words, cloth which has not been washed one or more times and thus has been shrunken in the process. In biblical times there was no technique for preshrinking cloth.
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐπίβλημα epiblēma 4x
that which is put over or upon; in NT a patch, Mt. 9:16; Mk. 2:21; Lk. 5:36 (2x)*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἐπί-βλημα, -τος, τό
[in LXX: Is 3:22 * ;]
that which is thrown over, a cover.
a tapestry, hanging (Is, l.c.).
that which is put on;
embroidery;
a patch: Mt 9:16, Mk 2:21, Lk 5:36.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἐπίβλημα. For this word in connexion with dress, as in Mt 91° (cf. Isai 352, Josh 9511) Symm.), cf. the early inscr. Syll 8778 (c. B.C, 420) στρώματι καὶ ἐνδύματι [kal ἐϊπιβλέματι.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐπίβλημα (epiblēma) — patch. ἐπί-βλημα, ατος, τό, that which is thrown over, covering, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; coverlet, bedspread, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; head-covering, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
2. tapestry, hangings, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
II. that which is put on, piece of embroidery, [Refs], 22.1514.31; mantle, [LXX]
II.2. patch, NT.Mat.9.16, etc.
II.3. outer bandage, Paul. Aeg.6.92.