Quick Definition
ἐπενδύτης, ου, ὁ n.m. a coat, outer wrap
Strong's Definition
from 1902; a wrapper, i.e. outer garment
KJV Usage: fisher's coat
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -ου | δύνω
6.172 · Artifacts · Cloth, Leather, and Objects Made of Such Materials
cloak, coat, robe any type of outer garment The choice of an equivalent for these terms relating to ‘outer garments’ will depend largely upon the specific context and the usage in each receptor language. The most common equivalent is a term meaning ‘coat.’
1 There are no doubt certain minor distinctions in meaning for the four terms in 6.172, but it is impossible to determine the distinctive features on the basis of existing contexts. There are considerable differences of opinion about φαιλόνης, regarded by many as a loan word from Latin paenula.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐπενδύτης, -ov, ὁ, (ἐπενδύνω or ἐπενδύω, q. V., [ef. W. 25 ; 94 (90)]), an upper garment, (Tertull. superindumentum) : Jn. xxi. 7, where it seems to denote a kind of linen blouse or frock which fishermen used to wear at their work. (Soph. frag. 391 Dind. [(248 Ahrens) ; Poll. 7,45 p. 717]; Sept. twice [thrice] for ὁ}, 1S. xviii. 4 [Alex.]; 2 5. xiii. 18; [add Lev. viii. 7 Alex.].)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐπενδύτης ependytēs 1x
the outer or upper tunic, worn between the inner tunic and the external garments, Jn. 21:7*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἐπενδύτης, -ου, ὁ
(< ἐπενδύω), [in LXX for מְעִיל Le 8:7 A (Aq. ἐπένδυμα), I Ki 18:4 A, II Ki 13:18 * ;]
an outer tunic (RV, coat): Jo 21:7 .†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐπενδύτης (ependutēs) — coat. ἐπεν-δύτης [ῠ], ου, ὁ, robe or garment worn over another, Ps.-Thes[LXX+5th c.BC+]