clothing
Himatismos denotes clothing or attire, whether worn, valued, divided, or made conspicuously white.
The occurrences consistently concern clothing as what people wear or possess: respectable or costly attire, soft and honored dress, clothing counted among valuables, clothing divided by lot, and clothing that becomes white and flashing forth.
Senses in use
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Clothing as worn, possessed, or visibly altered attire · dominant
The singular noun occurs for attire worn in social settings in 1 Timothy 2:9 and Luke 7:25, where the APB renders the surrounding clauses with “respectable attire,” “costly clothing,” “soft clothing,” and “honored clothing.” It also identifies clothing among unclaimed valuables in Acts 20:33, clothing involved in casting lots in John 19:24, and the clothing that became “white and was flashing forth” in Luke 9:29.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses with varying English expressions, including “attire,” “clothing,” and “garments.” These variations reflect the verse renderings rather than separate lexical senses.