"also spelled ἔσθησις, a robe, vestment, raiment, garment, Lk. 23:11; 24:4; Acts 1:10; 10:30; 12:21; Jas. 2:2, 3*"
Definition and meaning
also spelled ἔσθησις, a robe, vestment, raiment, garment, Lk. 23:11; 24:4; Acts 1:10; 10:30; 12:21; Jas. 2:2, 3*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐσθής
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 esthes (G2066) across the King James Bible.
And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
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Common questions
Strong's G2066 (esthes) is a Greek word that means: also spelled ἔσθησις, a robe, vestment, raiment, garment, Lk. 23:11; 24:4; Acts 1:10; 10:30; 12:21; Jas. 2:2, 3* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word esthes (G2066) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2066 is esthes, a Greek word defined as: also spelled ἔσθησις, a robe, vestment, raiment, garment, Lk. 23:11; 24:4; Acts 1:10; 10:30; 12:21; Jas. 2:2, 3*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
esthes is a Greek word found in the New Testament.