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TUNIC

An undergarment made from two pieces of linen or wool, sewn on the sides and shoulders, with holes for the head and the arms (Heb. kuttōneṯ; Gk. chitṓn). It was often monochrome but at times decorated. With or without sleeves and with a hem extending to the knees or the ankles, it was worn occasionally with a belt. A tunic was the garment that God made for Adam and Eve (Gen. 3:21) and that Joseph wore (37:3-33). It was part of the priest’s clothing (Exod. 28:4; Josephus Ant. 3.7.2).

John the Baptist says giving away one of two tunics proves repentance (Luke 3:11). Jesus tells his disciples to carry only one tunic (Luke 9:3) and to surrender the outer garment (himátion) if sued for one’s tunic (Matt. 5:40; cf. Luke 6:29). Jesus’ tunic was uniquely seamless (John 19:23). White Roman tunics (Lat. tunica), over which were worn formal togas, had broad, vertical purple stripes for senators and narrow stripes for military tribunes of the equestrian order and the sons of distinguished families.

Richard A. Spencer






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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