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Lexicon :: Strong's G2440 - himation

Strong's

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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)

Greek Inflections of ἱμάτιον [?]

mGNT
60x in 8 unique form(s) TR
62x in 9 unique form(s) LXX
189x in 7 unique form(s)

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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Trench's Synonyms: l. ἱμάτιον, χιτών, ἱματισμός, χλαμύς, στολή, ποδήρης.

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

a garment (of any sort)
1. garments, i.e. the cloak or mantle and the tunic
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.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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

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Strong's Number G2440 matches the Greek ἱμάτιον (himation),
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1Pe 3:3 - Your adornment^G2889 must not be merely external^G1855—braiding^G1708 the hair,^G2359 and wearing^G4025 gold^G5553 jewelry,^G5553 or^G2228 putting^G1745 on dresses;^G2440

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Rev 3:4 - ‘But you have^G2192 a few^G3641 [fn]people^G3686 in Sardis^G4554 who^G3739 have not soiled^G3435 their garments;^G2440 and they will walk^G4043 with Me in white,^G3022 for they are worthy.^G514

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Rev 3:5 - ‘He who overcomes^G3528 will thus^G3779 be clothed^G4016 in white^G3022 garments;^G2440 and I will not erase^G1813 his name^G3686 from the book^G976 of life,^G2222 and I will confess^G3670 his name^G3686 before^G1799 My Father^G3962 and before^G1799 His angels.^G32

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Rev 3:18 - I advise^G4823 you to buy^G59 from Me gold^G5553 refined^G4448 by fire^G4442 so^G2443 that you may become^G4147 rich,^G4147 and white^G3022 garments^G2440 so^G2443 that you may clothe^G4016 yourself, and that the shame^G152 of your nakedness^G1132 will not be revealed;^G5319 and eye^G2854 salve^G2854 to anoint^G1472 your eyes^G3788 so^G2443 that you may see.^G991

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Rev 4:4 - Around^G2943 the throne^G2362 were twenty-four^G1501^G5064 thrones;^G2362 and upon the thrones^G2362 I saw twenty-four^G1501^G5064 elders^G4245 sitting,^G2521 clothed^G4016 in white^G3022 garments,^G2440 and golden^G5552 crowns^G4735 on their heads.^G2776

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Rev 16:15 - (“Behold,^G2400 I am coming^G2064 like^G5613 a thief.^G2812 Blessed^G3107 is the one who stays^G1127 awake^G1127 and keeps^G5083 his clothes,^G2440 so^G2443^G3361 that he will not walk^G4043 about^G4043 naked^G1131 and men will not see^G991 his shame.”)^G808

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Rev 19:13 - He is clothed^G4016 with a robe^G2440 dipped^G911 in blood,^G129 and His name^G3686 is called^G2564 The Word^G3056 of God.^G2316

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Rev 19:16 - And on His robe^G2440 and on His thigh^G3382 He has^G2192 a name^G3686 written,^G1125 “KING^G935 OF KINGS,^G935 AND LORD^G2962 OF LORDS.”^G2962

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