χιτών, χιτῶνος, ὁ, from Homer down, the Sept. for λΛΜϊΙΜπΖϊ and λΐΜϊΙπΖϊ, a tunic, an undergarment, usually worn next the skin: Mat_10:10; Mar_6:9; Luk_3:11; Luk_9:3; Jud_1:23; it is distinguished from τό ἱμάτιον (which see 2) or τά ἱμάτια in Mat_5:40; Luk_6:29; Joh_19:23; Act_9:39; universally, a garment, vestment (Aeschylus suppl. 903), plural (Plutarch, Tib. Gracch. 19), Mar_14:63. (Cf. Rich, Dict. of Antiq. under the word Tunica; and references under the word ἱμάτιον, as above.)

χιτών chitōn 11x a tunic, vest, the inner garment which fitted close to the body, having armholes, and sometimes sleeves, and reaching below the knees, worn by both sexes, Mat_5:40 ; Mat_10:10 ; pl. χιτῶνες , clothes, garments in general, Mar_14:63 garment; tunic.

χιτών , ῶνος , ὁ , [in LXX chiefly for H3801 :] the garment worn next the skin (though two tunics were sometimes worn, v. Swete , Mk., 117), a tunic: Mat_10:10 , Mar_6:9 ; Mar_14:63 , Luk_3:11 ; Luk_9:3 , Jud_1:23 ; dieting. from ἱμάτιον ( q.v. ), Mat_5:40 , Luk_6:29 , Joh_19:23 , Act_9:39 ( v. DCG , i, 338, 340, 499).

χιτών [page 688] χιτών , a tunic, an undergarment, as distinguished from ἱμάτιον ( q.v. ) : cf. Preisigke 6717 .9 (B.C. 258 or 257) χιτῶνα καὶ ἱμάτιον , PSI I. 64 .10 (i/B.C.?) ἱμάτιον ταλάντων πέντε χιτῶνα [δὲ or τε ? δραχμῶν ] τετρακισχιλίων ἑξακοσίων , and Musonius p. 107 .7 . The form χιτών , which occurs throughout in the NT, may be seen further in Preisigke 6783 .4 (B.C. 257) χιτὼν βύ [σσινος , and P Oxy I. 114 .6 (ii/iii A.D.) χιτὼν καὶ μαφόρτιν λευκόν , a tunic and a white veil. For other forms, which are frequent in the Κοινή , we may note the Ionic κιτών , as in Mar. 14:63 B* (cf. Proleg. p. 38), in BGU I. 22 .16 (A.D. 114) (= Selections , p. 75) περιέσχισέ μοι τὸν κιτῶνα καὶ τὸ πάλλιον , she stripped off my tunic and mantle, P Oxy I. 113 .8 (ii/A.D.) ὁ κιτὼν ὑφανθῆναι μέλλει , the tunic is to be woven immediately, ib. X. 1269 .30 (early ii/A.D.), cited s.v. ὑποτίθημι , and P Fay 108 .17, .21 ( c. A.D. 171) : κίθων in P Oxy II. 298 .11 (i/A.D.) ἰς κιθῶ (να ), P Giss I. 77 .6 (ii/A.D.) ἔπεμ [ψ ]ας μοι τὸν κιθῶναν , and P Ryl II. 440 .9 (iii/A.D.) πέμψον μοι τὸν τριβακὸν κιθῶνα : the dim. κιτώνιον in P Tebt II, 421 .5 (iii/A.D.) τὸ κιτώνιον αὐτῆς τὸ λευκὸν παρὰ σοὶ ἔνιγκο̣ν̣ ( l. ἔνεγκον ), bring the white tunic of hers that you have : and the dim. κιθώνιον in P Oxy X. 1310 (iii/A.D.) κιθώνιον ἀργέντιον καὶ μαφόρτιον , and ib. XII. 1489 .2, .8 (late iii/A.D.). The word was formerly regarded as of Semitic origin, but is now traced to Asia Minor : see Wilcken UPZ i. p. 390, n .1 .

χιτών χι^τών, ionic κιθών, ῶνος, ὁ, "the garment worn next the skin, a frock", Lat. tunica: in early times, "a man's frock", Hom. ; sometimes with a girdle, and reaching to the feet (τερμιόεις), Od. ; of linen, id=Od. ; over it was worn a mantle (φᾶρος, χλαῖνα), which was laid aside in the house. in later times we hear of two sorts of χιτών, the Ionian and the Dorian;—the Ionian like the Homeric, but worn by women, as well as men, Hdt. ; disused by the men about the time of Pericles, Thuc. ;—Dorian adopted at Athens when the Ionian was laid aside. The Dorian χιτών was also worn by Spartan women, being open at the side (σχιστός), and fastened with περόναι, Hdt. —Over this χιτών was worn the ἱμάτιον. of soldiers, "a coat of mail", of leather covered with scales or rings, Il. , Hdt. "the upper leather" of a shoe, in pl., Xen. metaph. "any coat, case", or "covering", λάϊνος χιτών (v. λάϊνος); τειχέων κιθῶνες, i. e. walls, Hdt. ; of a serpent's "skin", Eur. [Etym: Probably an Oriental word.]

χιτών, ῶνος, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for כְּתֹנֶת:] the garment worn next the skin (though two tunics were sometimes worn, see Swete, Mk., 117), a tunic: Mat.10:10, Mrk.6:9 14:63, Luk.3:11 9:3, Ju 23; dieting. from ἱμάτιον (which see), Mat.5:40, Luk.6:29, Jhn.19:23, Act.9:39 (see DCG, i, 338, 340, 499) (AS)