STRONGS G5511:
χλαμύς,
χλαμύδος,
ἡ (according to the testimony of
Pollux 10, 38, 164, first used by
Sappho),
a chlamys, an outer garment usually worn over the
χιτών (which see); specifically, the Latin
paludamentum (which see in Rich,
Dict. of Antiq., under the word, at the end), a kind of short cloak worn by soldiers, military officers, magistrates, kings, emperors, etc. (2 Macc. 12:35;
Josephus, Antiquities 5, 1, 10;
Herodian,
Aelian, others; often in
Plutarch):
Matthew 27:28,
31 (
A. V. robe; see Meyer at the passage;
Trench, Synonyms, § 1.; Rich (as above) under the word Chlamys; and other references under the word
ἱμάτιον).
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