Melote denotes sheepskin coverings worn by people described as suffering and ill-treated.

The attested use denotes sheepskin coverings worn by people who are portrayed as destitute, afflicted, and ill-treated.

1. Sheepskin coverings worn in hardship · dominant

   In Hebrews 11:37, the dative plural form occurs in the clause describing people who “went about in sheepskins and goatskins” after a list of violent suffering; the APB presents the coverings within their destitution and ill-treatment.

   Hebrews 11:37

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hebrews 11:37, the APB renders the clause “they went about in sheepskins and goatskins.” The precise division between the two covering terms is not independently marked.