Cloak
φελόνης, φαιλόνηςStrong’s G5341phelonēs, phailonēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Phelonēs, phailonēs is the Greek word usually translated “cloak”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.”
Meaning
Usually translated “cloak”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- cloak 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
φελόνης, φαιλόνης phelonēs, phailonēs · cloak
φελόνης (Rec. φαιλ-), -ου, ὁ by metath. for παινόλης (also φενόλης, φαινόλιον; Lat. pænula) a cloak (see DCG, i, 338; on the idea that the meaning here is book-cover, see CGT, in l; Milligan, NTD, 20; Field, Notes, 217 f., where the view that the φ. here is an eccl. vestment is discussed): 2Ti.4:13.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.