ἐνέδυσαν

endýō

they put on

To put on or be dressed in a garment; to wear or become clothed. By extension, in figurative usage, to assume or be endowed with qualities, virtues, or a new identity, as one would be equipped with clothing. The primary sense concerns the act of dressing oneself; secondary, metaphorical senses involve adopting, receiving, or being invested with attributes or conditions.

G1746

Matthew 27:31 · Word #10

Lexicon G1746

Lemmaἐνδύω
Transliterationendýō
Strong'sG1746
DefinitionTo put on or be dressed in a garment; to wear or become clothed. By extension, in figurative usage, to assume or be endowed with qualities, virtues, or a new identity, as one would be equipped with clothing. The primary sense concerns the act of dressing oneself; secondary, metaphorical senses involve adopting, receiving, or being invested with attributes or conditions.

Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasethey put on
Literalthey-clothed

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐνδύω
Strong'sG1746

SIBI-P1 Translation G1746-12

they put on

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple past), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person plural.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural, denotes a simple completed action performed by multiple subjects. "They put on" preserves the core sense of entering into clothing and reflects the active voice and past tense.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

they put on

Same as P1Yes
RationaleSIBI-P1 'they put on' fits the context of clothing and matches the meaning of 'ἐνέδυσαν.'