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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 - If you are sued in court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:10 - Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:9 - He allowed them to wear sandals but not to take a change of clothes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:63

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:63 - Then the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said, “Why do we need other witnesses?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:11 - John replied, “If you have two shirts, give one to the poor. If you have food, share it with those who are hungry.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:29 - If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:3 - “Take nothing for your journey,” he instructed them. “Don’t take a walking stick, a traveler’s bag, food, money,[fn] or even a change of clothes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:23 - When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided his clothes among the four of them. They also took his robe, but it 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 - So Peter returned with them; and as soon as he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room. The room was filled with widows who were weeping and showing him the coats and other clothes Dorcas had made for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:23 - Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others,[fn] but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives.[fn]
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