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Lexicon :: Strong's G5509 - chitōn

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χιτών
Transliteration
chitōn (Key)
Pronunciation
khee-tone'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of foreign origin כֻּתֹּנֶת (H3801)
Strong’s Definitions

χιτών chitṓn, khee-tone'; of foreign origin (H3801); a tunic or shirt:—clothes, coat, garment.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G5509 in the following manner: coat (9x), garment (1x), clothes (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G5509 in the following manner: coat (9x), garment (1x), clothes (1x).

  1. a tunic, an undergarment, usually worn next to the skin, a garment, a vestment

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χιτών chitṓn, khee-tone'; of foreign origin (H3801); a tunic or shirt:—clothes, coat, garment.
STRONGS G5509:
χιτών, χιτῶνος, ὁ, from Homer down, the Sept. for כֻּתֹּנֶת and כְּתֹנֶת, a tunic, an undergarment, usually worn next the skin: Matthew 10:10; Mark 6:9; Luke 3:11; Luke 9:3; Jude 1:23; it is distinguished from τό ἱμάτιον (which see 2) or τά ἱμάτια in Matthew 5:40; Luke 6:29; John 19:23; Acts 9:39; universally, a garment, vestment (Aeschylus suppl. 903), plural (Plutarch, Tib. Gracch. 19), Mark 14:63. (Cf. Rich, Dict. of Antiq. under the word Tunica; and references under the word ἱμάτιον, as above.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:40; 10:10
Mark
6:9; 14:63
Luke
3:11; 6:29; 9:3
John
19:23
Acts
9:39
Jude
1:23

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Strong's Number G5509 matches the Greek χιτών (chitōn),
which occurs 11 times in 10 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:40 - And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:10 - no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:9 - Wear sandals but not an extra shirt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:63

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:63 - The high priest tore his clothes. “Why do we need any more witnesses?” he asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:11 - John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:29 - If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:3 - He told them: “Take nothing for the journey—no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:23 - When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:39 - Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:23 - save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.[fn]
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