noun · feminine
stolas
Greekστολή (stolē)
Strong’sG4749
a long robe
stem stol-9 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
στολή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< στέλλω), [in LXX chiefly for בֶּגֶד, also for לְבֻשׁ, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4749 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidstol-ay'
equipment, i.e. (specially), a "stole" or long-fitting gown (as a mark of dignity)
Fromfrom G4724;
King Jameslong clothing (garment), (long) robe.
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 | stolas1×στολὴ | stolais |
| object accusative | stolan2×στολὴν | stolain4×στολὰς |
| direct address vocative | stolar | stolair |
| of, belonging to genitive | stolau | stolaiu |
| to, for dative | stola | stolai2×στολαῖς |
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
stola 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
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
stolas“robe”subjectnominative singular1×
Revelation 6:11“robe”kai dōita autoi hekasto stolas leukas, kai legita autoi hina anapaueli ēti chronon mikron, heōs plērileia kai tois sundoulois autoiu kai tois adelfois autoiu tois mellarōtois apokteinirō hōs kai autois.Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.
stolan“robe”objectaccusative singular2×
Mark 16:5“robe”kai eisercharatais eis tem mnēmeiem horala neaniskon katherōton en tei dexei periballerēton stolan leukan, kai ekthambila.When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
Luke 15:22“robe”legata de tos patēros pros toin douloin autou; Tachuem ekferavar stolan tan prōtan kai enduavar auton, kai dōavar daktulion eis tan cheiran autou kai hupodēmeim eis toin podoin,But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
stolain“robes”objectaccusative plural4×
Revelation 7:9“robes”Meta houteim horama, kai idou ochlos pollos, hon arithmara auton oudenos dunete, ek panteu ethneu kai fulaiu kai laoiu kai glōssaiu, histanarētois enōpion tou thronou kai enōpion teu arnieu, periballerētoin stolain leukain, kai foinixois en tai cheirai autoiu;After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
Revelation 7:13“robes”Kai apokrinita henos ek toiu presbuteroiu legarōtos mi; Houtois tois periballerētois tain stolain tain leukain tinois alō kai pothen erchala?Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”
Revelation 7:14“robes”kai legamē auto; Kurior mu, sis oidasē. kai legata mi; Houtois alō tois ercherōtois ek tau thlipsiau tau megau, kai plunala tain stolain autoiu kai leukainala autain en te haime teu arnieu.“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 22:14“robes”Makariois tois plunarōtois tain stolain autoiu, hina eti tas exousias autoiu epi tem xulem tau zōau kai toi pulōnoi eiserchaleia eis tan politan.Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.
stolai“long robes”to, fordative plural2×
Mark 12:38“long robes”Kai en ta didacha autou legate; Blepavōr apo toiu grammatevoiu toiu thelarōtoiu en stolai peripatarō kai aspasmoin en tai agoraiIn His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,
Luke 20:46“long robes”Prosechavōr apo toiu grammatevoiu toiu thelarōtoiu peripatarō en stolai kai filarōtoiu aspasmoin en tai agorai kai prōtokathedriain en tai sunagōgai kai prōtoklisiain en tei deipnei,“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.