kraspedon denotes the fringe or border of a garment, whether touched or enlarged.

The attested use concerns the border or fringe of clothing: most occurrences place it in the phrase for touching a garment, while Matthew 23:5 refers to fringes being enlarged.

1. Garment fringe or border · dominant

   The genitive singular form occurs in accounts of touching clothing: in Luke 8:44 and Matthew 9:20 the APB renders a woman touching the “edge of his clothing,” and in Mark 6:56 and Matthew 14:36 it renders people seeking to touch the “fringe of his garment.” The accusative plural in Matthew 23:5 occurs where the APB says that fringes are enlarged.

   Luke 8:44Mark 6:56Matthew 14:36Matthew 23:5Matthew 9:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies between “edge of his clothing” and “fringe of his garment” in the touching accounts, and uses “fringes” in Matthew 23:5. These renderings confirm the clothing context rather than establish separate meanings.