ἐσθής, ἐσθητος, ἡ (from ἕννυμι, ἕσθην, hence, it would be more correctly written ἐσθής (so Rec.elz in Luke), cf. Kühner, i., p. 217, 3), formerly Φεσθης (cf. Latinvestis, German Weste, English vest, etc.), clothing, raiment, apparel: Luk_23:11; Luk_24:4 L T Tr WH; Act_1:10 R G; ; Jas_2:2 f (From Homer down.)

ἐσθής esthēs 8x also spelled ἔσθησις , a robe, vestment, raiment, garment, Luk_23:11 ; Luk_24:4 ; Act_1:10 ; Act_10:30 ; Act_12:21 ; Jas_2:2-3

** ἐσθής , -ῆτος , ἡ ( < ἕννυμι , to clothe ; hence, ἐσθής , Lk, ll c ., Elz.), [in LXX : 1Es_8:71 ; 1Es_8:73 , 2Ma_8:35 ; 2Ma_11:8 * ;] clothing, raiment: Luk_23:11 ; Luk_24:4 , Act_10:30 ; Act_12:21 , Jas_2:2-3 .†

ἐσθής [page 255] P Oxy III. 471 .101 (ii/A.D.) ἐν λευκαῖς ἐσθῆσιν , P Ryl II. 116 .15 (A.D. 194) τὴν ἐσθῆτά μου περιέσχισαν , P Thead 49 .4 (A.D. 307 324 ?) ἐσθῆτα στρατιωτικήν , BGU I. 21 iii. 6 (iv/A.D.) ἐσθῆτος , P Oxy XII. 1428 .9 (iv/A.D.) τὴν ἐσθῆτα ἀ̣νεπι [κλή ]τ̣οις̣ τοῖς ὑφάσμασιν κατασκευάσαι , to manufacture the clothing in irreproachable (?) materials (Edd.), OGIS 383 .135 (inscr. of Antiochus I. of Commagene i/B.C.) κόσμον Περσικῆς ἐσθῆτος ἀ [ν ]αλαμβάνων (see s.v. ἀναλαμβάνω ). In Syll 817 .7 we have ἐσθ [ὴ ]ν τετιμημένην διακοσίων δραχμῶν , where Dittenberger remarks that this form of the acc. is not found elsewhere, but refers to Meyer Gr. .8 p. 427 : for the ordinary form, in addition to the exx. cited above, see Michel 833 .62 (B.C. 279) ὁ κόσμος ὁ τοῦ ἀγάλματος τοῦ τὴν ἔρειαν ἐσθῆτα ἔχοντος .

ἐσθής ἐσθής, ῆτος, [Etym: ἕννυμι] "dress, clothing, raiment", Hom. , Hdt. , attic; in pl., of "the clothes of several" persons, Aesch. collectively, "clothes", Od. , Hdt.

ἐσθής, -ῆτος, ἡ (ἕννυμι, to clothe; hence, ἐσθής, Lk, ll with, Elz.) [in LXX: 1Es.8:71 Est.8:73, 2Ma.8:35 2Mac 11:8 * ;] clothing, raiment: Luk.23:11 24:4, Act.10:30 12:21, Jas.2:2-3.† (AS)