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ἱμάτιον

A dress (inner or outer)

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ἱμάτιον G2440
Pronunciation himátion

What does ἱμάτιον (himátion) mean in the Bible?

ἱμάτιον (himátion) is a Greek word meaning "a dress (inner or outer)". ἱμάτιον, -ου, τό (dim, of εἷμα, a garment), [in LXX chiefly for בֶּגֶד also for שִׂמְלָה, שַׂלְמָה, etc.

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Meaning

a dress (inner or outer)
Extended definition

Outer garment worn over the tunic; distinguishable from the inner χιτών in biblical dress terminology.

(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

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 17:2 · Mark 9:3 · Jas 5:2 3×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Heb 1:11 1×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 9:16 · Matt 9:20 · Matt 9:21 · Matt 14:36 · Mark 5:27 · Mark 6:56 · Luke 5:36 · Luke 8:44 8×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Mark 5:28 · Mark 5:30 · 1 Pet 3:3 3×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Luke 7:25 · Rev 3:5 · Rev 4:4 3×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 9:16 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 21:7 · Matt 21:8 · Matt 26:65 · Matt 27:31 · Matt 27:35 · Mark 11:7 · Mark 11:8 · Mark 15:20 · Mark 15:24 · Luke 19:35 · Luke 19:36 · Luke 23:34 · John 13:4 · John 13:12 · John 19:23 · John 19:24 26×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 5:40 · Matt 24:18 · Mark 2:21 · Mark 10:50 · Mark 13:16 · Luke 5:36 · Luke 6:29 · Luke 8:27 · Luke 22:36 · John 19:2 · John 19:5 · Acts 12:8 · Heb 1:12 · Rev 19:13 · Rev 19:16 15×
60 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses
Luke 8:40-56 garment himátion Genitive · Singular · Neuter
Outer cloak touched in crowd seeking healing, physical contact with clothing
Luke 8:26-39 clothes himátion Accusative · Singular · Neuter
Garments of demon-possessed man, indicator of social condition and nakedness
Proverbs 27:13 garment himátion
Pledge or security taken as collateral in loan transactions, legal surety
Proverbs 20:16 garment himátion
Outer clothing held as pledge for stranger's debt, material security in commerce
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

ἱμάτιον · ἐνδύω G2440, G1746
did not wear clothing
ἱμάτιον · πορφυροῦς G2440, G4210
purple garment, royal-colored robe
ἱμάτιον · χιτών G2440, G5509
Garments/tunic; divided and gambled over in fulfillment of Scripture.
κράσπεδον · ἱμάτιον G2899, G2440
fringe, edge, tassel of garment
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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