καταστολή
katastolēattire/behaviourHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine1 occurrence1 book1 verse
Definition
κατα-στολή, -ῆς, ἡ
(καταστέλλω), [in LXX: Isaiah 61:3 (מַעֲטֶה)* ;]
1. a letting down, checking.
2. steadiness, quietness in demeanour.
3. LXX and NT (cf. Plut., ii, 65 D; -ίζω = vestire), a garment, dress, attire: 1 Timothy 2:9 (but see Ellic., in l).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
1 total
- 1 Timothy 2:9καταστολῇ · apparelLikewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,