Apparel, Apparelled

<1,,2066 2067,esthes esthesis> connected with hennumi, "to clothe" means "clothing, raiment," usually suggesting the ornate, the goodly. The former is found in Luk 23:11, RV, "apparel" (AV, "robe"); Luk 24:4 (AV, "garments"); Act 10:30 (AV, "clothing"); Act 12:21, Jam 2:2 (RV, "clothing," twice; AV, "apparel" and "raiment"); Jam 2:3 ("clothing"). Esthesis is used in Act 1:10, "apparel." See CLOTHING.

a diminutive of heima, "a robe," was used especially of an outer cloak or mantle, and in general of raiment, "apparel" in 1Pe 3:3. The word is not in the original in the next verse, but is supplied in English to complete the sentence. See CLOTHING No. 2, GARMENT, RAIMENT, ROBE.

a collective word, is translated "apparelled" in Luk 7:25, and preceded by en, "in," lit., "in apparel." See CLOTHING, No. 4, RAIMENT, VESTURE.

connected with katastello, "to send or let down, to lower" (kata, "down," stello, "to send"), was primarily a garment let down; hence, "dress, attire," in general (cp. stole, a loose outer garment worn by kings and persons of rank, Eng., "stole"); 1Ti 2:9, "apparel." See CLOTHING.