What does "Cloak" mean in the Bible?
An upper garment, “an exterior tunic, wide and long, reaching to the ankles, but without sleeves” (Isa. 59:17). Cloak appears in 13 verses across 4 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Cloak?
An upper garment, “an exterior tunic, wide and long, reaching to the ankles, but without sleeves” (Isa. 59:17). The word so rendered is elsewhere rendered “robe” or “mantle.” It was worn by the high priest under the ephod (Ex. 28:31), by kings and others of rank (1 Sam. 15:27; Job 1:20; 2:12), and by women (2 Sam. 13:18). The word translated “cloke”, i.e., outer garment, in Matt. 5:40 is in its plural form used of garments in general (Matt. 17:2; 26:65). The cloak mentioned here and in Luke 6:29 was the Greek himation, Latin pallium, and consisted of a large square piece of wollen cloth fastened round the shoulders, like the abba of the Arabs. This could be taken by a creditor (Ex. 22:26, 27), but the coat or tunic (Gr. chiton) mentioned in Matt. 5:40 could not. The cloak which Paul “left at Troas” (2 Tim. 4:13) was the Roman paenula, a thick upper garment used chiefly in travelling as a protection from the weather. Some, however, have supposed that what Paul meant was a travelling-bag. In the Syriac version the word used means a bookcase. (See Dress.)
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Cloak?
Greek · G2440
ἱμάτιον
himation
clothing
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Cloak appear in the Bible?
Cloak is referenced in 13 verses across 4 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Acts 12:8
- Luke 6:29
- Luke 8:44
- Luke 22:36
- Matthew 5:40
- Matthew 9:20
- Matthew 9:21
- Matthew 14:36
- Matthew 24:18
- Mark 5:27
- Mark 6:56
- Mark 10:50
- Mark 13:16
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Cloak.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Cloak?
Cloak appears in 13 verses across 4 books, most often in Matthew, which accounts for 5 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Cloak?
Matthew, Mark, Luke, Acts.
Where can I read every verse about Cloak?
This page lists 13 of them. Protos carries all 13, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
