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The Definition of the word Cloak

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 [119]Dress.)


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