Robe
χλαμύςStrong’s G5511chlamus
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Chlamus is the Greek word usually translated “robe”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.”
Meaning
Usually translated “robe”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a robe 1
- robe 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
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Greek dictionary
χλαμύς chlamus · robe
χλαμύς, -ύδος, ἡ [in LXX: 2Ma.12:35 * ;] a chlamys, or short cloak worn over the χιτών (which see): Mat.27:28, 31 (see Tr., Syn., § 1).† (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.