STRONGS G1903:
ἐπενδύτης,
-ου,
ὁ, (
ἐπενδύνω or
ἐπενδύω, which see, [cf. Winers Grammar 25; 94 (90)]),
an upper garment, (Tertullian
superindumentum):
John 21:7, where it seems to denote a kind of linen blouse or frock which fishermen used to wear at their work. (Sophocles fragment 391 Dindorf [(248 Ahrens): Pollux 7, 45, p. 717];
Sept. twice [thrice] for
מְעִיל,
1 Samuel 18:4 [
Alex.];
2 Samuel 13:18; [add
Leviticus 8:7 Alex.].)
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