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Coat

ἐπενδύτηςStrong’s G1903

ependutēs

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Ependutēs is the Greek word usually translated “outer garment”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.”
John 21:7 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “outer garment”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • outer garment 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • John 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἐπενδύτης ependutēs · coat

    ἐπενδύτης, -ου, ὁ (ἐπενδύω), [in LXX for מְעִיל Lev.8:7 A (Aq. ἐπένδυμα), 3Ki.18:4 A, 4Ki.13:18 * ;] an outer tunic (RV, coat): Jhn.21:7 .† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “coat” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    COAT, noun

    1. An upper garment, of whatever material it may be made.“He shall put on the holy linen coat” Leviticus 16:4“Goliath was armed with a coat of mail” 1 Samuel 17:5
    2. A petticoat; a garment worn by infants or young children.
    3. The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office.
    4. External covering, as the fur or hair of a beast, the skin of serpents, the wool of sheep, etc.
    All definitions and other forms of “coat”
    1. A tunic of the eye; a membrane that serves as a cover; a tegument.
    2. The division or layer of a bulbous root; as the coats of an onion.
    3. A cover; a layer of any substance covering another; as a coat of tar, pitch or varnish; a coat of canvas round a mast; a coat of tin-foil.
    4. That on which ensigns armorial are portrayed; usually called a coat of arms.
    5. A coat of mail is a piece of armor, in form of a shirt, consisting of a net-work of iron rings.
    6. A card; a coat-card is one on which a king, queen or knave is painted.

    COAT, verb transitive

    1. To cover or spread over with a layer of any substance; as, to coat a retort; to coat a ceiling; to coat a vial.
    2. To cover with cloth or canvas; as, to coat a mast or a pump.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.