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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5511. χλαμύς (chlamus) -- Cloak, robe, mantle</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5511.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_thessalonians/2-7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5511.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5511</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5510.htm" title="5510">◄</a> 5511. chlamus <a href="../greek/5512.htm" title="5512">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chlamus: Cloak, robe, mantle</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">χλαμύς</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chlamus<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>khla-MOOS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khlam-ooce')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Cloak, robe, mantle<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a short cloak, worn by military officers and soldiers.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a presumed derivative of the base of χλάω (chlao), meaning "to gape" or "to open."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "chlamus," similar concepts of garments used for mockery or distinction can be found in the Hebrew Bible, such as the "me'il" (robe) worn by priests or royalty.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "chlamus" refers to a type of outer garment or cloak, often associated with a military or official context. In the New Testament, it is used to describe a robe placed on Jesus during His mockery by Roman soldiers.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek and Roman culture, the chlamus was a short cloak worn by soldiers and officials. It was typically fastened at the shoulder and could signify rank or status. The garment was practical for movement and protection against the elements. In the context of the New Testament, the chlamus symbolizes mockery and derision, as it was used to parody Jesus' claim to kingship.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>5511</b> <i>xlamýs</i> – "a short cloak worn by soldiers, military officers, magistrates, kings, emperors, etc" (J. Thayer) – the Latin <i>paludamenum</i>, the garment of "dignity" (office) worn over the 5509 (<i>xitōn/</i>"tunic").</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/5511.htm">5511</a> <i>/xlamýs</i> ("a short, official robe") was put on Christ (perhaps taken from a Roman officer) to heighten His humiliation.</p><p class="discovery">[For other terms referring to clothes worn in the NT see Strong's numbers: 1742, 1903, 2067, 2440, 2441, 2689, 4018,4158, 4629, 4749, 5341.</p><p class="discovery">"<a href="/greek/5511.htm">5511</a> (<i>xlamýs</i>) was a kind of short cloak worn by soldiers, military officers, magistrates, kings, emperors (2 Macc 12:35; Josephus, <i>Ant</i>. 5.1.10), a soldier's sagum or scarf. Carr (<i>Cambridge Greek Testament</i>) suggests that it may have been a worn-out scarf of Pilate's" (<i>WP</i>, 1, 229).]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a chlamys or short cloak<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>robe (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5511: χλαμύς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">χλαμύς</span></span>, <span class="greek2">χλαμύδος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (according to the testimony of <span class="abbreviation">Pollux</span> 10, 38, 164, first used by <span class="abbreviation">Sappho</span>), <span class="accented">a chlamys,</span> an outer garment usually worn over the <span class="greek2">χιτών</span> (which see); specifically, the Latin<span class="latin">paludamentum</span> (which see in Rich, <span class="abbreviation">Dict. of Antiq.</span>, under the word, at the end), a kind of short cloak worn by soldiers, military officers, magistrates, kings, emperors, etc. (2 Macc. 12:35; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 5, 1, 10; <span class="abbreviation">Herodian</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aelian</span>, others; often in <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-28.htm">Matthew 27:28, 31</a> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">robe</span>; see Meyer at the passage; <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, Synonyms, § 1.; Rich (as above) under the word Chlamys; and other references under the word <span class="greek2">ἱμάτιον</span>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>robe. <p>Of uncertain derivation; a military cloak -- robe. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>χλαμυδα χλαμύδα chlamuda chlamyda chlamýda<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/27-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκδύσαντες αὐτὸν <b>χλαμύδα</b> κοκκίνην περιέθηκαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Him and put a scarlet <span class="itali">robe</span> on Him.<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him a scarlet <span class="itali">robe.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having stripped him <span class="itali">a robe</span> scarlet they put around<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/27-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:31</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτὸν τὴν <b>χλαμύδα</b> καὶ ἐνέδυσαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Him, they took <span class="itali">the [scarlet] robe</span> off<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him, they took <span class="itali">the robe</span> off from him,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> him the <span class="itali">robe</span> and they put on<p><b><a href="/greek/5511.htm">Strong's Greek 5511</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5511.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/chlamuda_5511.htm">χλαμύδα — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5510.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5510"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5510" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5512.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5512"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5512" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>