- Original: ἐπίβλημα - Transliteration: Epiblema - Phonetic: ep-ib'-lay-mah - Definition: 1. that which is thrown or put upon a thing, or that which is added to it a. an addition b. that which is sewed on to cover a rent, a patch - Origin: from G1911 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter - Strong's: From G1911 ; a patch: - piece.