Lexical Summary himation: an outer garment, a cloak, robe Original Word: ἱμάτιονTransliteration: himation Phonetic Spelling: (him-at'-ee-on) Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: an outer garment, a cloak, robe Meaning: an outer garment, a cloak, robe Strong's Concordance apparel, clothing, garmentNeuter of a presumed derivative of ennumi (to put on); a dress (inner or outer) -- apparel, cloke, clothes, garment, raiment, robe, vesture. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2440: ἱμάτιονἱμάτιον, ἱματίου, τό (diminutive of ἱμα equivalent to εἷμα, an article of clothing, garment; and this from ἕννυμι to clothe, cf. German Hemd); (from Herodotus down); the Sept. mostly for בֶּגֶד, also for שִׂמְלָה, שַׂלְמָה, etc.; 1. a garment (of any sort): Matthew 9:16; Matthew 11:8 (R G L brackets; others omit; cf. Winers Grammar, 591 (550); Buttmann, 82 (72)); Mark 2:21; Mark 15:20; Luke 5:36; Luke 7:25; Hebrews 1:11; plural garments, i. e. the cloak or mantle and the tunic (cf. Winers Grammar, 176 (166); Buttmann, 24 (23)): Matthew 17:2; Matthew 24:18 (Rec.); 2. the upper garment, the cloak or mantle (which was thrown over the tunic, ὁ χιτών) (Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 22): Matthew 9:20; (xxiv. 18 L T Tr WH); Mark 5:2; Luke 8:44; John 19:2; Revelation 19:16; it is distinguished from the χιτών in Matthew 5:40; Luke 6:29; (cf. John 19:23); Acts 9:39. (Cf. Trench, § l.; BB. DD. under the word |
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