τρύπημα
trupēma
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Trupema denotes the opening in a needle through which the camel is said to enter in Matthew 19:24.
The term denotes the needle's opening in the comparison in Matthew 19:24, where a camel is said to enter through it.
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A needle's opening · dominant
In Matthew 19:24, the genitive singular neuter form occurs in the phrase concerning entry through a needle's eye; the APB renders the comparison, "it is easier for a camel to enter through the eye of a needle."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 19:24, the APB presents the phrase as "the eye of a needle." It does not isolate the term's specific English rendering.