noun · masculine
himatismos
Greekἱματισμός (himatismos)
Strong’sG2441
raiment, clothing
stem himatism-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ἱματισμός, -ού
(< ἱματίζω), [in LXX: Ge 24:53, II Ch 18:29, Ez 16:18, al. (בֶּגֶד); Ex 3:22 12:35, Ru 3:3, al. (שִׂמְלָה), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2441 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhim-at-is-mos'
clothing
Fromfrom G2439;
King Jamesapparel (X -led), array, raiment, vesture.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | himatismos1×ἱματισμὸς | himatismois |
| object accusative | himatismon1×ἱματισμόν | himatismoin |
| direct address vocative | himatismor | himatismoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | himatismou1×ἱματισμοῦ | himatismoiu |
| to, for dative | himatismo2×ἱματισμῷ | himatismoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
himatismo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
himatismos“clothing”subjectnominative singular1×
Luke 9:29“clothing”kai gineta en te proseucherō auton tem eidem teu prosōpeu autou heterem kai tos himatismos autou leukos exastraptarōtos.And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.
himatismon“clothing”objectaccusative singular1×
John 19:24“clothing”legala oun pros allēloin; Mē schizaneia auton, alla lanchananeia peri autou tinou eti; hina tas grafas plēriteia tas legarōtas; Diamerizela teim himatieim mu heautoi kai epi ton himatismon mu ballala klēron. Tois men oun stratiōtois houteim poiala.So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.
himatismou“clothing”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 20:33“clothing”argurieu ē chrusieu ē himatismou oudenou epithumama;I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
himatismo“clothing”to, fordative singular2×
Luke 7:25“clothing”alla tinem exerchava horara? anthrōpon en malakei himatiei amfiennuirēton? idou tois en himatismo endoxo kai trufa huparcharōtois en tei basileiei alō.Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear elegant clothing and live in luxury are found in palaces.
1 Timothy 2:9“clothing”hōsautōs kai gunaikain en katastola kosmia meta aidōau kai sōfrosunau kosmarō heautain, mē en plegmei kai chrusie ē margaritoi ē himatismo polutelo,Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,