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χλαμύς

chlamys · military cloak

Greek word · Strong’s number G5511 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

chlamys (χλαμύς) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “military cloak”.

Cloak, the short cloak worn by soldiers.

How to say it

chla·mys

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. A soldier's short cape.

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

Where it appears

  • Matthew 27:28

    And they stripped him and put a scarlet cloak around him.

  • Matthew 27:31

    And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak and put his own clothes on him, and they led him away to crucify him.