Lexical Definition
στολή stolḗ (stol-ay') robe G:N-F
from στέλλω
long clothing (garment), (long) robe.
- equipment, i.e. (specially), a "stole" or long-fitting gown (as a mark of dignity)
Abbott-Smith
στολή, -ῆς, ἡ (< στέλλω), [in LXX chiefly for בֶּגֶד, also for לְבֻשׁ, etc. ;]
1. an equipment, an armament (Æsch.).
2. Equipment in clothes, apparel, esp. flowing raiment, a festal robe: (cf. Jh 3:6, Es 8:15, I Mac 6:15): Mk 12:38 16:5, Lk 15:22 20:46, Re 6:11 7:9, 13, 14 22:14.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ezra | 8:15 |
| Jonah | 3:6 |
| Mark | 12:38 · 16:5 |
| Luke | 15:22 · 20:46 |
| Revelation | 6:11 · 7:9 · 7:13 · 22:14 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
στολή-ή, ἡ,
Aeolic dialect σπολά (which see): (στέλλω):— equipment, fitting out, στρατοῦ [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 armament, [Refs]
__II equipment in clothes, raiment, [Refs]; σχῆμα Ἑλλάδος σ. [στολήὴν ἐνεσταλμένοι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.80; σ. ἱππική 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 846; Σκυθική 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.78; Θρῃκία 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 313; Μηδική 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.1.40; γυναικεία 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 851, compare 92; τοξική 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 833b; στολήὴν ἔχειν ἢν ἂμ βούληται “SIG” 1003.14 (Priene, 2nd c.BC)">Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically of birds, σ. πτερῶν [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II.2 garment, robe, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. θηρός, of the lion's skin which Heracles wore, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν σ. περιπατεῖν in full dress, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] (variant{-λίῳ} cited in [Refs]
__II.3 act of dressing, μετὰ τὴν σ. [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__III (στέλλω IV) check to motion, pressure, τοῦ ἀέρος [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III.2 reduction, diminution, τῶν σιτίων [Refs 1st c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Mark.12.38