International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Wrinkle

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Wrinkle


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rin´k'l (קמט, ḳāmaṭ, “to lay hold on”; ῥυτίς, rhutı́s, “a wrinkle”): In , the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes, “Thou hast laid fast hold on me” (margin “shrivelled me up”) for the King James Version “Thou hast filled me with wrinkles.” In , Paul's figurative reference to the church as a bride, “not having spot or wrinkle,” is indicative of the perennial youth and attractiveness of the church.