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Lexicon :: Strong's G2440 - himation

Aa
ἱμάτιον
Transliteration
himation (Key)
Pronunciation
him-at'-ee-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a presumed derivative of ennumi (to put on)
Strong’s Definitions

ἱμάτιον himátion, him-at'-ee-on; neuter of a presumed derivative of ennumi (to put on); a dress (inner or outer):—apparel, cloke, clothes, garment, raiment, robe, vesture.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 62x

The KJV translates Strong's G2440 in the following manner: garment (30x), raiment (12x), clothes (12x), cloke (2x), robe (2x), vesture (2x), apparel (1x), not translated (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 62x
The KJV translates Strong's G2440 in the following manner: garment (30x), raiment (12x), clothes (12x), cloke (2x), robe (2x), vesture (2x), apparel (1x), not translated (1x).

  1. a garment (of any sort)

    1. garments, i.e. the cloak or mantle and the tunic

  2. the upper garment, the cloak or mantle

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἱμάτιον himátion, him-at'-ee-on; neuter of a presumed derivative of ennumi (to put on); a dress (inner or outer):—apparel, cloke, clothes, garment, raiment, robe, vesture.
STRONGS G2440:
ἱμάτιον, ἱματίου, τό (diminutive of ἱμα equivalent to εἷμα, an article of clothing, garment; and this from ἕννυμι to clothe, cf. German Hemd); (from Herodotus down); the Sept. mostly for בֶּגֶד, also for שִׂמְלָה, שַׂלְמָה, etc.;
1. a garment (of any sort): Matthew 9:16; Matthew 11:8 (R G L brackets; others omit; cf. Winers Grammar, 591 (550); Buttmann, 82 (72)); Mark 2:21; Mark 15:20; Luke 5:36; Luke 7:25; Hebrews 1:11; plural garments, i. e. the cloak or mantle and the tunic (cf. Winers Grammar, 176 (166); Buttmann, 24 (23)): Matthew 17:2; Matthew 24:18 (Rec.); Matthew 27:31, 35; John 19:23; Acts 7:58; James 5:2, etc.; to rend τά ἱμάτια (see διαρρήγνυμι), Matthew 26:65; Acts 14:14; Acts 22:23.
2. the upper garment, the cloak or mantle (which was thrown over the tunic, ὁ χιτών) (Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 22): Matthew 9:20; (xxiv. 18 L T Tr WH); Mark 5:2; Luke 8:44; John 19:2; Revelation 19:16; it is distinguished from the χιτών in Matthew 5:40; Luke 6:29; (cf. John 19:23); Acts 9:39. (Cf. Trench, § l.; BB. DD. under the word ; Edersheim, Jewish Social Life, chapter xiii.; especially 'Jesus the Messiah,' 1:620ff) ἱματισμός, ἱματισμοῦ, ὁ (ἱματίζω), clothing, apparel: universally, Luke 7:25; Acts 20:33; 1 Timothy 2:9; of the tunic, Matthew 27:35 Rec.; John 19:24; of the cloak or mantle, Luke 9:29. (The Sept.; Theophrastus, Polybius, Diodorus, Plutarch, Athen.) (Cf. Trench, § l.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:40; 9:16; 9:20; 11:8; 17:2; 24:18; 26:65; 27:31; 27:35; 27:35
Mark
2:21; 5:2; 15:20
Luke
5:36; 6:29; 7:25; 7:25; 8:44; 9:29
John
19:2; 19:23; 19:23; 19:24
Acts
7:58; 9:39; 14:14; 20:33; 22:23
1 Timothy
2:9
Hebrews
1:11
James
5:2
Revelation
19:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2440 matches the Greek ἱμάτιον (himation),
which occurs 62 times in 59 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:2 - Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth-eaten rags.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:3 - Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:4 - “Yet there are some in the church in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes with evil. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:5 - All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:18 - So I advise you to buy gold from me—gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:4 - Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:15 - “Look, I will come as unexpectedly as a thief! Blessed are all who are watching for me, who keep their clothing ready so they will not have to walk around naked and ashamed.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:13 - He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:16 - On his robe at his thigh[fn] was written this title: King of all kings and Lord of all lords.

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