Lexicon
ἱματισμός
himatismos
G2441
G:N-M Greek

clothing

5
Occurrences
4
Books
Greek
Language

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

  1. 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.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture