chitōn · tunic

What it means

chitōn (χιτών) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “tunic”.

The inner garment, reaching to the knees.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The garment worn under the cloak.
2. The clothes one is wearing.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• tunic ×5
• tunics ×5
• garments ×1

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×2
• Luke×3
• John×2
• Acts×1
• Jude×1

• Matthew 5:40

  And to the one who wants to go to court with you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak too.

• Matthew 10:10

  no bag for the road, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the worker is worthy of his food.

• Mark 6:9

  but to wear sandals; “and do not put on two tunics.”

• Mark 14:63

  And the high priest, tearing his garments, says, “What further need do we have of witnesses?

• Luke 3:11

  And in answer he was saying to them, “Whoever has two tunics, let him share with the one who does not have any; and whoever has food, let him do the same.”

• Luke 6:29

  To the one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from the one who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either.

• Luke 9:3

  And he said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staff nor bag nor bread nor money, nor have two tunics apiece.

• John 19:23

  So the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, a part for each soldier, and the tunic. Now the tunic was seamless, woven from the top throughout.

• Acts 9:39

  So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they brought him up to the upper room, and all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and garments that Dorcas used to make while she was with them.

• Jude 1:23

  save others by snatching them out of the fire; and on others have mercy with fear, hating even the tunic stained by the flesh.

And 1 more times.