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Attire/behaviour

καταστολήStrong’s G2689

katastolē

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Katastolē is the Greek word usually translated “apparel”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;”
1 Timothy 2:9 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • apparel 1

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

Where it's used most
  • 1 Timothy 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    καταστολή katastolē · attire/behaviour

    κατα-στολή, -ῆς, ἡ (καταστέλλω), [in LXX: Isa.61:3 (מַעֲטֶה)* ;] 1. a letting down, checking. 2. steadiness, quietness in demeanour. 3. LXX and NT (cf. Plut., ii, 65 D; -ίζω = vestire), a garment, dress, attire: 1Ti.2:9 (but see Ellic., in l).† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    APPAR'EL, noun

    [Latin paro, apparo, to prepare; Heb. bara]

    1. Clothing; vesture; garments; dress.
    2. External habiliments or decorations; appearance; as, religion appears in the natural apparel of simplicity.
    3. The furniture of a ship, as sails, rigging, anchors, etc.
    All definitions and other forms of “apparel”

      APPAR'EL, verb transitive

      1. To dress or clothe.
      2. To adorn with dress.
      3. To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental; to cover, as with garments; as, trees appareled with flowers; or a garden with verdure.
      4. To furnish with external apparatus; as ships appareled for sea.

      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.