Greek · G5509, G729 · unreviewed

χιτὼν...ἄραφος

A tunic or shirt · seamless

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χιτών G5509 a tunic or shirt
Pronunciation chitṓn
Inner garment worn next to skin, distinguished from ἱμάτιον (outer cloak).
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ἄῤῥαφος G729 seamless
Pronunciation árrhaphos
Garment woven in one piece without seams, emphasizing completeness and unity rather than assembly from parts.
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What does χιτὼν...ἄραφος (chitōn...araphos) mean in the Bible?

χιτών · ἄῤῥαφος is a Greek word meaning "tunic, seamless/without seam".

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Meaning

tunic, seamless/without seam
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine John 19:23
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 10:10 · Mark 6:9 · Mark 14:63 · Luke 3:11 · Luke 9:3 · Acts 9:39
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:40 · Luke 6:29 · John 19:23 · Jude 1:23
Cross-Language Connections

Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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