Women should adorn themselves in respectable APPAREL

[tonychanyt]

Berean Literal Bible, 1 Timothy 2:

9 Likewise also women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel,

Strong's Greek: 2689. καταστολή (katastolé) — 1 Occurrence

στέλλω: the middle voice στέλλομαι means to prepare oneself, to fit out for oneself; to dress.

κατα means down.

καταστέλλω means to keep something down or restraint.

καταστολή is the noun for dressing down or conservative clothing.

with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing,

Strong's Greek: 2441. ἱματισμός (himatismos) — 6 Occurrences

G2441 is the general word for "clothing."

Paul used the special term G2689 to distinguish the kind of self-controlled apparel from general clothing.

See also What is the standard of modesty in terms of dress code?