Strong's Lexicon
G2066 — ἐσθής
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
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, ἡ (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.)
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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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