Quick Definition
μηλωτή, ῆς, ἡ n.f. a sheepskin
Strong's Definition
from melon (a sheep); a sheep-skin
KJV Usage: sheepskin
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ῆς
6.187 · Artifacts · Cloth, Leather, and Objects Made of Such Materials
sheepskin, fleece the tanned hide of sheep with the hair adhering In some languages it is important to distinguish clearly between sheepskin which has the fur on it (the meaning of μηλωτή) and a sheepskin from which the fur has been removed and thus equivalent, if properly prepared, to parchment.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μηλωτή, -ῆς, ἡ, (fr. μῆλον a sheep, also a goat; as καμηλωτή [‘camlet’] fr. κάμηλος [ef. Lob. Paralip. p. 332]), a sheepskin: Heb. xi. 37, and thence in Clem. Rom. 1 Cor. 17,1. For 4778 an outer robe, mantle, Sept. in 1 Κ. xix. 13, 19; 2 K. ii. 8, 13 sq., doubtless because these mantles were made of skins; hence more closely Ww NVAX, a mantle of hair, Zech. xiii. 4 (where Sept. δέρρις τριχίνη). In the Byzant. writ. | Apoll. Dysk. 191, 9] μηλωτή denotes a monk’s garment.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
μηλωτή mēlōtē 1x
a sheepskin, Heb. 11:37*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
μηλωτή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< μῆλον, a sheep or goat), [in LXX for אַדֶּרֶת, III Ki 19:13, 19, IV Ki 2:8, 13, 14*;]
a sheepskin: He 11:37.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
μηλωτή μηλωτή. For this NT drm. εἰρ. (Heb 1157) = “sheepskin,” cf. the list of imposts levied at Palmyra, OG/S 62933 (a.D. 137 πορφύρας μηλωτῆ[9] ἑκάστου δέρμα]τος εἰσκομισθέν[ τος πράξει ἀσσάρια η. The word occurs guénguzes in the LXX always with reference to Elijah.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
μηλωτή (mēlōtē) — sheepskin. μηλωτή, ἡ, (μῆλον A) sheepskin, any rough woolly skin, [NT+5th c.BC+]
II. (μήλη) = {μηλωτίς}, Erot. see at {κάτοπτρον}.