Strong's Lexicon

G2066

G2066 — ἐσθής

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekesthesnounOccurrences: 7

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G2066
Word:ἐσθής
Part of Speech:noun
Etymology:from hennumi "to clothe"
Language:Greek
Occurrences:7
Transliteration:esthes
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:es-thace'
Meaning:1. dress
KJV Renderings:apparel, clothing, raiment, robe

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἐσθής, ἐσθητος, (from ἕννυμι, ἕσθην, hence, it would be more correctly written ἐσθής (so Rec.elz in Luke), cf. Kühner, i., p. 217, 3), formerly Φεσθης (cf. Latinvestis, German Weste, English vest, etc.), clothing, raiment, apparel: Luk 23:11; Luk 24:4 L T Tr WH; Act 1:10 R G; ; Jas 2:2 f (From Homer down.)

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

ἐσθής (apparel)

Luke 23:11

KJV: And Herod with his men of war set him at nought and mocked and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe and sent him again to Pilate
GK: εξουθενήσας δε αυτόν ο Ηρώδης συν τοις στρατεύμασιν αυτού και εμπαίξας περιβαλών αυτόν εσθήτα λαμπράν ανέπεμψεν αυτόν τω Πιλάτω

Acts 1:10

KJV: And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up behold two men stood by them in white apparel
GK: και ως ατενίζοντες ήσαν εις τον ουρανόν πορευομένου αυτού και ιδού άνδρες δύο παρειστήκεισαν αυτοίς εν εσθήτι λευκή

Acts 10:30

KJV: 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
GK: και ο Κορνήλιος έφη από τετάρτης ημέρας μέχρι ταύτης της ώρας ήμην νηστεύων και την ενάτην ώραν προσευχόμενος εν τω οίκω μου και ιδού ανήρ έστη ενώπίον μου εν εσθήτι λαμπρά

Acts 12:21

KJV: And upon a set day Herod arrayed in royal apparel sat upon his throne and made an oration unto them
GK: τακτή δε ημέρα ο Ηρώδης ενδυσάμενος εσθήτα βασιλικήν και καθίσας επί του βήματος εδημηγόρει προς αυτούς

James 2:2

KJV: 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
GK: εάν γαρ εισέλθη εις την συναγωγήν υμών ανήρ χρυσοδακτύλιος εν εσθήτι λαμπρά εισέλθη δε και πτωχός εν ρυπαρά εσθήτι

James 2:3

KJV: 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
GK: και επιβλέψητε επί τον φορούντα την εσθήτα την λαμπράν και είπητε αυτώ συ κάθου ώδε καλώς και τω πτωχώ είπητε συ στήθι εκεί η κάθου ώδε υπό του υποπόδιόν
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