GREEK · G4612
σιμικίνθιον
simikinthion — apron
σιμικίνθιον (also written σημι-), -ου, τό (Lat. semicinctium), a workman's apron: Act.19:12.† (AS)
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Apron
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G1463
ἐγκομβόομαι
egkomboomai — to clothe oneself
ἐγκομβόομαι, -οῦμαι (κόμβος, a knot, whence ἐγκόμβωμα, a garment tied on over others, used especially of a frock or apron worn by slaves), to put on oneself, as a garment, gird on: ἀλλήλοις τ. ταπεινοφροσύνην (as for service, RV, cf. Thayer, see word, but cf. also ICC, in l.), 1Pe.5:5.† (AS)
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καταπρονομεύω
katapronomeuō — to carry away captive
to carry away captive
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περίζωμα
perizōma — a loincloth
a girdle round the loins, apron , (Plutarch) (ML)
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Found in the Authorized Version in Gen. 3:7, of the bands of fig-leaves made by our first parents. In Acts 19:12, it denotes the belt or half-girdle worn by artisans and servants round the waist for the purpose of preserving the clothing from injury. In marg. of Authorized Version, Ruth 3:15, correctly rendered instead of “vail.” (R.V., “mantle.”)
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.