Strong's Greek · G2440

ἱμάτιον

himátion

apparel, cloke, clothes, garment, raiment, robe, vesture

Definition

a dress (inner or outer)

Derivation

neuter of a presumed derivative of ennumi (to put on);

Appears 60 times in Scripture

Matthew 5:40

if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;

Matthew 27:35

When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.

Matthew 9:16

No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.

Matthew 9:21

She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.”

Matthew 14:36

and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.

Matthew 27:31

After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.

Matthew 21:7

They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.

Matthew 17:2

There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

Matthew 21:8

A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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