esthēs · clothing

What it means

esthēs (ἐσθής) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “clothing”.

Robe.

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. What one wears, sometimes luxurious or shining.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Where it appears

• Luke×2
• Acts×3
• James×3

• Luke 23:11

  And Herod also, with his soldiers, treated him with contempt and mocked him; and putting splendid clothing on him, he sent him back to Pilate.

• Luke 24:4

  And it happened, while they were perplexed about this, that look, two men stood by them in flashing clothing.

• Acts 1:10

  And as they were gazing into heaven while he was going, look, two men stood by them in white clothing,

• Acts 10:30

  And Cornelius said, “Four days ago, up to this hour, I was praying at the ninth hour in my house; and look, a man stood before me in shining clothing,

• Acts 12:21

  And on an appointed day Herod, having put on royal clothing and taking his seat on the tribunal, was delivering a public address to them.

• James 2:2

  For if a man with gold rings in splendid clothing comes into your meeting, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in,

• James 2:3

  and you pay attention to the one wearing the splendid clothing and say, You, sit here in a good place, and to the poor man you say, You, stand, or sit there under my footstool,

And 1 more times.