"garment; raiment, apparel, clothing, Lk. 7:25; 9:29; Jn. 19:24; Acts 20:33; 1 Tim. 2:9*"
Definition and meaning
garment; raiment, apparel, clothing, Lk. 7:25; 9:29; Jn. 19:24; Acts 20:33; 1 Tim. 2:9*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἱματισμός
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 himatismos (G2441) across the King James Bible.
And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.
And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.
They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
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Common questions
Strong's G2441 (himatismos) is a Greek word that means: garment; raiment, apparel, clothing, Lk. 7:25; 9:29; Jn. 19:24; Acts 20:33; 1 Tim. 2:9* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word himatismos (G2441) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2441 is himatismos, a Greek word defined as: garment; raiment, apparel, clothing, Lk. 7:25; 9:29; Jn. 19:24; Acts 20:33; 1 Tim. 2:9*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
himatismos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.