Quick Definition
ἄραφος, ον Adj not sewed, seamless
Strong's Definition
unsewed, i.e. of a single piece
Derivation: from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of the same as G4476 (ῥαφίς);
KJV Usage: without seam
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | -ον | ἀ- + ῥαφίς
48.6 · Activities Involving Cloth
seamless, without a seam (derivative of ῥάπτω ‘to sew together,’ not occurring in the NT) pertaining to being without a seam, that is, without being sewn together In some languages it may be necessary to describe such a seamless robe as ‘his robe was woven as just one piece of cloth.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἄραφος araphos 1x
not sewed, seamless, Jn. 19:23*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* ἄραφος, -ον (Rec. ἄρραφος,
< ῥάπτω, to sew)
without seam: Jo 19:23.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἄρραφος (arraphos) — seamless. ἄρρᾰφος, ον, (ῥάπτω) without seam, [NT+1st c.AD+]
2. without sutures, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
