ἐνδύσασθε

endýō

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

Romans 13:14 · Word #2

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 MID IMP 2P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice MID — Middle — The subject acts on itself or in its own interest
Mood IMP — Imperative — A command or request
Person 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you")
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phraseput on
Literalput-on

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐνδύω
Strong'sG1746

SIBI-P1 Translation G1746-07

Clothe yourselves

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple/decisive action), middle voice (reflexive/self-involving), imperative mood (command), 2nd person plural.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist imperative calls for a decisive act, while the middle voice conveys reflexive involvement—dressing oneself. "Clothe yourselves" preserves both the root sense of entering into garments and the middle imperative force addressed to a plural audience.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

Put on yourselves

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleStandardized from "clothe yourselves".
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