Gloss
tunic, robe, clothing, undergarment
Forms of the word
Dictionary
χιτών, -ῶνος, ὁ
Greek transliteration
chitōn
Simplified transliteration
chiton
Numbers
Strong's number
5509
GK Number
5945
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
11
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-3f(1a)
Definition
, the inner garment which fitted close to the body, having armholes, and sometimes sleeves, and reaching below the knees, worn by both sexes, Mt. 5:40; 10:10; pl. χιτῶνες,
Greek-English Concordance for χιτών
| Matthew 5:40 | And let the one who wants to sue you and take your shirt (chitōna | χιτῶνα | acc sg masc) have your coat as well. |
| Matthew 10:10 | or a bag for your journey, or two tunics (chitōnas | χιτῶνας | acc pl masc), or sandals, or a staff; for the worker deserves to be fed. |
| Mark 6:9 | but to go having put on sandals. Then he added, “Do not put on two tunics.” (chitōnas | χιτῶνας | acc pl masc) |
| Mark 14:63 | And the high priest, tearing his garments (chitōnas | χιτῶνας | acc pl masc), said, “Why do we still have need of witnesses? |
| Luke 3:11 | And he would answer, saying to them, “He who has two tunics (chitōnas | χιτῶνας | acc pl masc), let him share with the one who has none; and he who has food, let him do the same.” |
| Luke 6:29 | To the one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from the one who takes your coat, do not withhold even your shirt (chitōna | χιτῶνα | acc sg masc). |
| Luke 9:3 | He said to them, “Take nothing on the journey — no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money. No one is to have two tunics (chitōnas | χιτῶνας | acc pl masc). |
| John 19:23 | When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his garments and separated them into four shares, one share for each soldier. They also took his tunic (chitōna | χιτῶνα | acc sg masc), which (chitōn | χιτών | nom sg masc) was seamless, woven from top to bottom as a single piece. |
| Acts 9:39 | So Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing the tunics (chitōnas | χιτῶνας | acc pl masc) and other clothing Dorcas used to make while she was still with them. |
| Jude 1:23 | save others by snatching them out of the fire; and have mercy on others with fear, hating even the garment (chitōna | χιτῶνα | acc sg masc) stained by the flesh. |
