John 19:2:13John.19.2.W13TAB
ἱμάτιον
himation
“robe”
- Transliteration
- hi-MA-ti-on
- Extended
- hi-MA-ti-on
- IPA
- /hi.ˈma.ti.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- robe
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
hi-MA-ti-on
- phraseyour reading level
KAI hi-MA-ti-on por-phy-ROUN pe-ri-E-ba-lon au-TON
- sentence
KAI hoi stra-ti-Ô-tai PLEK-san-tes STE-PHA-non eks a-kan-THÔN e-PE-thê-kan au-TOU TÊ ke-pha-LÊ KAI hi-MA-ti-on por-phy-ROUN pe-ri-E-ba-lon au-TON
Exegesis
The second clause, kai himation porphyroun periebalon auton {καὶ ἱμάτιον πορφυροῦν περιέβαλον αὐτόν | kai himátion porphyroun periébalon autón}, repeats the aorist verb periebalon {περιέβαλον | periébalon}, forming another completed action in past time that parallels the first: clothing Him in a purple garment to mock royal dignity.
The adjective porphyroun {πορφυροῦν | porphyroun} directly modifies himation {ἱμάτιον | himátion}, evoking royal and imperial associations. In translation, the participial construction is rendered with a finite verb plus temporal sequencing (“having woven…placed”) to reflect the prior action, while word order is smoothed to standard English subject–verb–object, preserving both the humiliating progression (crown, then robe) and the ironic royal imagery.
Root and etymology
himasiota with rough breathing–mu–alpha–sigma
“strap, band”
In context — John 19:2
And the soldiers , having woven a crown of thorns, placed it on His head, and put a purple robe on Him.
About this coordinate
John 19:2:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 19:2, so the Greek word ἱμάτιον (himation) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.19.2.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.2.W13.S1) and character.