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Strong G2440ἱμάτιον

clothing

Transliteration
himation
Pronunciation
him-at'-ee-on
Morphology
Greek Noun Neuter

Definition

Neuter of a presumed derivative of ἕννυμι hennumi (to put on); a dress (inner or outer): - apparel cloke clothes garment raiment robe vesture.

Detailed definition

ἱμάτιον, -ου, τό
(dim, of εἷμα, a garment), [in LXX chiefly for בֶּגֶד also for שִׂמְלָה, שַׂלְמָה, etc.;]
a garment, but in usage always (exc. in p1., see infr.) of an outer garment, a mantle, cloak (thrown over the χιτών; see Rutherford, NPhr., 22; DCG, i, 499a): Mat.9:16, 20-21 Mrk.2:21 5:27-28, 30 Jhn.19:2, Act.12:8, al.; opposite to χιτών, Mat.5:40, Luk.6:29, Act.9:39; pl., garments, clothes (i.e. the cloak and the tunic), Mat.17:2 26:65 27:31, 35, Mrk.5:30 15:20, 24, Jhn.19:23-24, Jas.5:2, al
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G2440 appears in 59 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • garment28
  • clothes12
  • raiment12
  • an2
  • cloke2
  • of2
  • robe2
  • vesture2
  • apparel1

First verses

  1. Matthew 5:40
    And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
  2. Matthew 9:16
    No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
  3. Matthew 9:20
    And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
  4. Matthew 9:21
    For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
  5. Matthew 11:8
    But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
  6. Matthew 14:36
    And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
  7. Matthew 17:2
    And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
  8. Matthew 21:7
    And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
  9. Matthew 21:8
    And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
  10. Matthew 23:5
    But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
  11. Matthew 24:18
    Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
  12. Matthew 26:65
    Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
  13. Matthew 27:31
    And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
  14. Matthew 27:35
    And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
  15. Mark 2:21
    No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
  16. Mark 5:27
    When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
  17. Mark 5:28
    For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
  18. Mark 5:30
    And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
  19. Mark 6:56
    And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.
  20. Mark 9:3
    And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἱμάτιον [ῑμᾰ-], τό,
in form a diminutive of ἷμα (i.e. εἷμα), a piece of dress; in usage always of an outer garment, formed by an oblong piece of cloth worn above the χιτών, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 333, “IG” 22.1524.205, +others, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.114, etc.; λαμπρὸν ἱ. ἔχων 5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus [277])]; θοἰμάτιον by crasis for τὸ ἱμ-, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 179, +others; θοἰμάτιον καθεὶς ἄχρι τῶν σφυρῶν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.314; ἱματίων ἕλξεις 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus Alcaeus1.122c)]; of the Roman toga, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Brutus” 17, “Cor.” 14: hence ἐν ἱματίοις)], of civilians,= togati, [Refs ([prev. author] “Cam.” 10)]; but ἱ. Ἑλληνικόν, opposed to the toga, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Merc.Cond.” 25.)]
2 ἱμάτια, τά, generally, clothes, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.9, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 279e, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.10; by crasis, θαἰμάτια 6th c.BC: Hipponax Iambographus 83.1, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 408 (Lyric poetry), “Lys.” 1093)]; of grave-clothes, ἐν εἱμ. τρισὶ [θάπτειν] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“IG” 12(5).593.2 (Iulis, see/iv 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus), compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Solon” 21.)]
3 metaphorically, ἱμάτια πόλεως τείχη [Refs (12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 1871.50.)]
II generally, cloth, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.23, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 14.109, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Varia Historia” 8.7, 4th c.AD: Iamblichus Philosophus “de vita Pythagorica” 21.100. [ἱμ-)] in Attic dialect Inscrr., [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“IG” 12.427, 386.18, 22.1514.16, etc.; εἱμ- [prev. work]12(5) [prev. cited] (εμ- lap.), 5(1).1390.16, +others(Andania, 1st c.BC), which is easier to explain, see at {εἷμα},{εἱματισμός}.])]