Strong’s Greek 2440. ἱμάτιον
Definition
Coat, cloak, mantle, outer garment. It was a rectangular piece of heavier fabric worn over the tunic. When used in the plural term, it can refer to the himation & the tunic. The word can also refer to garments or clothing, generally.
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In the Septuagint (ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament), it is used to translate the Hebrew beged (clothing) & simlah.
- Matt 5:40 (Shirt = chiton; coat = himation)
- Matt 9:20,21
- Matt 14:36
- Matt 21:7,8
- Matt 24:18 (Implies the cloak is not worn when working in the fields)
- Luke 22:36
- John 19:2
- John 19:23,24 (Here himatia refers to a number of garments, not including the chiton, but likely including a himation)
- Acts 7:58
- Acts 9:39
- Acts 12:8
- Heb 1:11,12
Tassels on Jewish Himatia
Since the Israelites were commanded to wear tassels on their clothing (Num 15:38; Deut 22:12), it is assumed that Jesus wore these tassels on his himation (Matt 9:20, 14:36, 17:2, John 13:4). These are also the tassels that Jesus points out as being overly elongated on the Pharisees’ clothing (Matt 23:5). The Greek word referring to the tassels is kraspedon (G2899), which can refer to a fringe or border.