Lexicon
χιτών
chitōn
G5509
G:N-M Greek

tunic

11
Occurrences
6
Books
Greek
Language

Chiton denotes a garment worn or possessed, whether shared, surrendered, limited for travel, made, or described in a particular condition.

The attested use denotes a garment as a tangible item of clothing: people may have two, share one with someone lacking one, take or yield one, make them, or describe one’s construction or condition.

Senses in use

  1. A garment as an item worn, owned, or handled · dominant

    The accusative forms identify garments within concrete actions and possessions: in Luke 3:11 the APB renders a person with two “tunics” sharing with one who has none, while Luke 9:3, Mark 6:9, and Matthew 10:10 place two such items among provisions not to be taken for a journey. In John 19:23 the APB renders the item as a “tunic” that is seamless and woven throughout; Acts 9:39 likewise places plural forms among clothing Dorcas had made. In Luke 6:29 and Matthew 5:40, the garment is involved in someone taking it, and Jude 1:23 describes it as stained by flesh.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB usually presents the item as “tunic” or “tunics,” including the seamless garment in John 19:23. In Mark 14:63 it instead renders the clause with “garments”; That variation does not establish a separate sense.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture