κράσπεδον, κρασπέδου, τό, in classical Greek the extremity or prominent part. of a thing, edge, skirt, margin; the fringe of a garment; in the N. T. for Hebrew φΔιφΔιϊ, i. e. a little appendage hanging down from the edge of the mantle or cloak, made of twisted wool; a tassel, tuft: Mat_9:20; Mat_14:36; Mat_23:5; Mar_6:56; Luk_8:44. The Jews had such appendages attached to their mantles to remind them of the law, according to Num_15:37 f. Cf. Winers RWB under the word Saum; (B. D. under the phrase, ; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, 1:624; especially Ginsburg in Alex.'s Kitto under the word Fringes).

κράσπεδον kraspedon 5x a margin, border, edge, in NT a fringe, tuft, tassel, Mat_9:20 ; Mat_14:36 ; Mat_23:5 ; Mar_6:56 ; Luk_8:44

κράσπεδον , -ου , τό , [in LXX : Num_15:38-39 ( H6734 ) Deu_22:12 , Zec_8:23 ( H3671 ) * ;] 1. in cl ., an edge, border. 2. In LXX ( v. supr .) and NT, a tassel or corner: Mat_9:20 ; Mat_14:36 ; Mat_23:5 , Mar_6:56 , Luk_8:44 .†

κράσπεδον [page 358] κράσπεδον , the fringe or tassel, which the Law required every Jew to attach to the corners of his outer garment ( Num_15:35 f. , Deu_22:12 ). The word is found in the magic P Lond 121 .371 (iii/A.D.) (= I. p. 96) ἐξάψας κράσπετον ( l. δον ) τοῦ ἱματίου σου .

κράσπεδον κράσπεδον, ου, τό, "the edge, border, skirt or hem" of a thing, esp. of cloth, Theocr. ; mostly in pl., Eur. , Ar. : —metaph., also in pl., "the skirts" of a mountain, Xen. ; πρὸς κρασπέδοισι στρατοπέδου on "the skirts" of the army, Eur.

κράσπεδον, -ου, τό [in LXX: Num.15:38-39 (צִיצִת) Deu.22:12, Zec.8:23 (כָּנָף)* ;] __1. in cl., an edge, border. __2. In LXX (see supr.) and NT, a tassel or corner: Mat.9:20 14:36 23:5, Mrk.6:56, Luk.8:44.† (AS)