καταστολήkatastolḗ
a deposit, i.e. (specially) costume
Greek (New Testament) · G2689
Meanings
1. a letting down, checking.
2. steadiness, quietness in demeanour.
3. LXX and NT, a garment, dress, attire: 1 Timothy 2:9.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- 1 Timothy 2:9 And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.