International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
APRONa'-prun: Appears only in Genesis 3:7 and Acts 19:12 English Versions. English na-prun, North of England nap-peon, from Low Latin, through French nape, nappe, "napkin." The "n" was dropped owing to false division of the article a from the noun; thus "a napron" became "an apron:" In Genesis 3:7 it is used to translate a Hebrew word rendered "girdles" in Revised Version margin: "And they sewed fig-leaves together and made themselves aprons." In Acts 19:12 simikinthia, stands for semicinctia, which is really a Latin word meaning "half-girdle," i.e. girdles going only half round the body and covering the front of the person: "Unto the sick were carried away from his (Paul's) body handkerchiefs (soudaria, rendered "napkins" Luke 19:20 John 11:44; John 20:7) or aprons." The word denotes here, probably, a workman's apron, perhaps those of Paul himself; though it seems more natural to suppose that the people brought their own "handkerchiefs" or "aprons" to Paul to secure the miraculous effect desired. The garments, at any rate, were such as could be easily removed and carried back and forth. (See Rich, Dict. of Roman and Greek Ant, under the word, for illust.; also Pope's Lexicon, under the word).
George B. Eager
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Found in the Authorized Version in
Genesis 3:7, of the bands of fig-leaves made by our first parents. In
Acts 19:12, it denotes the belt or half-girdle worn by artisans and servants round the waist for the purpose of preserving the clothing from injury. In marg. of Authorized Version,
Ruth 3:15, correctly rendered instead of "vail." (R.V., "mantle.")
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff, worn on the fore part of the body, to keep the clothes clean, to defend them from injury, or as a covering. It is commonly tied at the waist by strings.
2. (n.) Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron;
3. (n.) The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck.
4. (n.) A piece of leather, or other material, to be spread before a person riding on an outside seat of a vehicle, to defend him from the rain, snow, or dust; a boot.
5. (n.) A leaden plate that covers the vent of a cannon.
6. (n.) A piece of carved timber, just above the foremost end of the keel.
7. (n.) A platform, or flooring of plank, at the entrance of a dock, against which the dock gates are shut.
8. (n.) A flooring of plank before a dam to cause the water to make a gradual descent.
9. (n.) The piece that holds the cutting tool of a planer.
10. (n.) A strip of lead which leads the drip of a wall into a gutter; a flashing.
11. (n.) The infolded abdomen of a crab.
Strong's Hebrew
2290. chagowr -- a belt, girdle... << 2289, 2290. chagowr. 2290a >>. a belt, girdle. Transliteration: chagowr Phonetic
Spelling: (khag-ore') Short Definition:
apron.
apron, armor, girdle
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