Himátion — G2440

G2440 · Greek — ἱμάτιον

Pronunciation: him-at'-ee-on

Definition

neuter noun

a dress (inner or outer)

  1. a garment (of any sort)
  2. the upper garment, the cloak or mantle (which was thrown over the tunic, ὁ χιτών)

Usually translated as

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

Origin

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

Occurrences

Himátion occurs 59 times in 57 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (13), Mark (12), Luke (8), John (6), Acts (8), Hebrews (1), James (1), 1 Peter (1), Revelation (7)

Strong's Lexicon — H