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ἱματισμός

himatismós

G2441 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Clothing, garments, apparel; refers generally to items used for covering the body. In biblical and broader Greek contexts, can denote both ordinary and special garments, including those of distinction or ceremonial importance. Primary sense is any clothing or arraying of a person, with specific nuances determined by context.

Semantic Range

clothing, garments, apparel, array, attire, raiment, festal or ceremonial garments, garments indicating wealth or status

Root / Etymology

Derived from ἱματίζω ('to clothe, to dress'), which itself comes from ἱμάτιον ('garment, cloak').

Historical & Contextual Notes

ἱματισμός is attested in Hellenistic and Koine Greek to mean 'clothing' in a broad sense, encompassing ordinary clothing as well as distinctive or ceremonial garments. In the Septuagint, it often translates Hebrew terms for clothing, sometimes with added nuance of festal or dignified apparel (cf. LXX Gen 45:22, Esth 6:8). In the New Testament, usage (Luke 7:25; Acts 20:33) emphasizes the aspect of conspicuous, ornate, or rich clothing, particularly in contrast to ordinary attire, thus sometimes suggesting social status or luxury. The term overlaps semantically with ἱμάτιον (garment, especially a cloak) but ἱματισμός references the concept or category of clothing more generally, rather than the concrete item. Standard English translations as 'raiment', 'apparel', or 'vesture' often do not capture the sense of distinction or the nuance of wealth/status the word sometimes carries.

Translation Consistency

primary "clothing" 5 occurrences

Most natural and broadly accurate single-word rendering for ἱματισμός. 'Clothing' covers ordinary and ceremonial garments, attire, and raiment, matches the SILEX range, and was the most frequent existing rendering—making it the best consistent base term for all forms.

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Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἱματίζω; clothing:--apparel (X -led), array, raiment, vesture.

Root Family

ἱματ- (himatízō) — to clothe, to dress, to cover with garments

Root ἱματ- to clothe, to dress, garment
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
G2439 ἱματίζω having been clothed

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G2441-01 ἱματισμῷ imatismo N DAT M SG clothing in clothing clothing 2
G2441-02 ἱματισμόν imatismon N ACC M SG clothing clothing clothing 1
G2441-03 ἱματισμὸς imatismos N NOM M SG clothing clothing clothing 1
G2441-04 ἱματισμοῦ imatismou N GEN M SG clothes of clothing of clothing 1

Occurrences in Scripture

5 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G2441-01 Luke 7:25 ἱματισμῷ imatismo N DAT M SG clothing in clothing clothing
G2441-03 Luke 9:29 ἱματισμὸς imatismos N NOM M SG clothing clothing clothing
G2441-02 John 19:24 ἱματισμόν imatismon N ACC M SG clothing clothing clothing
G2441-04 Acts 20:33 ἱματισμοῦ imatismou N GEN M SG clothes of clothing of clothing
G2441-01 1 Timothy 2:9 ἱματισμῷ imatismo N DAT M SG garments in clothing clothing
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