Clothing
ἱμάτιονStrong’s G2440himation
Appears in 59 verses of the New Testament
In short
Himation is the Greek word usually translated “garments”, “clothing” and “cloak”. It appears in 59 verses of the New Testament.
“And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.”
Meaning
Usually translated “garments”, “clothing” and “cloak”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- garments 30
- clothing 7
- cloak 6
- garment 4
- cloaks 4
- a garment 4
- of garments 2
- robe 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 14
- Mark 12
- Luke 9
- Acts 8
- Revelation 7
- John 6
9 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 9:16No 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.
- Matthew 9:20And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
- Matthew 9:21For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
- Matthew 11:8But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
- Matthew 14:36And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
- Matthew 17:2And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
All 59 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
ἱμάτιον himation · clothing
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “clothing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CLOTHING, participle present
tense Covering with or putting on vestments of any kind; providing with garments; investing; covering.
All definitions and other forms of “clothing”
CLOTHING, noun
- Garments in general; clothes; dress; raiment; covering.
- The art or practice of making cloth.
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.