Lexicon
ἄγναφος
agnaphos
G0046
G:A Greek

unshrunk

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agnaphos describes cloth not yet shrunk, used in warnings about patching old clothing.

The term occurs in the description of a cloth patch whose unshrunk condition makes it unsuitable for old clothing: in both verses, the patch's pulling results in a worse tear.

Senses in use

  1. Cloth not yet shrunk for an old-clothing patch · dominant

    In Mark 2:21 and Matthew 9:16, the genitive singular neuter form modifies cloth in the clause about placing a patch on old clothing. In Mark 2:21 the APB renders the scene as a patch of “unshrunk cloth” whose use brings a worse tear; Matthew 9:16 presents the same result when the patch pulls away from the garment.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across both verses, the APB presents the cloth as “unshrunk” in the patch illustration. This reflects the clause-level presentation rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.

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