"clothing, a garment, Mt. 6:25, 28; 22:11, 12; in particular, an outer garment, cloak, mantle, Mt. 3:4; 7:15; 28:3; Lk. 12:23*"
Definition and meaning
clothing, a garment, Mt. 6:25, 28; 22:11, 12; in particular, an outer garment, cloak, mantle, Mt. 3:4; 7:15; 28:3; Lk. 12:23*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἔνδυμα
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of endyma (G1742) across the King James Bible.
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
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Common questions
Strong's G1742 (endyma) is a Greek word that means: clothing, a garment, Mt. 6:25, 28; 22:11, 12; in particular, an outer garment, cloak, mantle, Mt. 3:4; 7:15; 28:3; Lk. 12:23* It appears 8 times in the King James Bible.
The word endyma (G1742) appears 8 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1742 is endyma, a Greek word defined as: clothing, a garment, Mt. 6:25, 28; 22:11, 12; in particular, an outer garment, cloak, mantle, Mt. 3:4; 7:15; 28:3; Lk. 12:23*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
endyma is a Greek word found in the New Testament.