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ἐνδύω

endýō

G1746 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

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.

Semantic Range

to put on (garment), to clothe oneself, to be dressed, to assume or adopt (attributes/state) figuratively, to be endowed; to invest with (power, virtue, status) metaphorically

Root / Etymology

From the preposition ἐν (in/on) and δύω (to enter, originally 'to sink' or 'to go in'). The compound as ἐνδύω thus means 'to go into' (clothes).

Historical & Contextual Notes

Attested in classical and Hellenistic Greek for putting on clothing or armor, both literally (e.g., garments, armor) and, increasingly, in figurative language (e.g., virtues, power, new identity). In the Septuagint, frequently used for donning physical garments, priestly vestments, or weapons. In the New Testament, often employed metaphorically (e.g., ἐνδύεσθαι Χριστόν, 'to put on Christ'; ἐνδύεσθαι ὅπλα φωτός, 'put on the armor of light'). English Bible translations sometimes render figurative uses as 'clothe' or 'put on,' but this may understate the ancient metaphor of being fully enveloped or assumed into a new state or character. Distinguished from περιβάλλω (to wrap around, cloak) which emphasizes envelopment rather than an act of putting on. The figurative extension is especially common in moral or ritual contexts, likely influenced by the strong association of clothing with role, status, and cultic function in Greek and Israelite societies.

Translation Consistency

primary "put on" 19 occurrences

“Put on” is the most natural, widely used English rendering for ἐνδύω in both literal and figurative senses (e.g., putting on garments or putting on virtues/righteousness). It fits common Bible phrasing, handles both transitive and middle/figurative uses, and will produce natural-sounding English across all forms.

Alternatives (9 occurrences):
"having clothed" (2x) "clothe" (2x) "having clothed ourselves" (2x) "clothed" (1x) "us clothe ourselves" (1x) "clothed yourselves" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἐν and δύνω (in the sense of sinking into a garment); to invest with clothing (literally or figuratively):--array, clothe (with), endue, have (put) on.

Root Family

ἐνδύ- (endýō) — to put on, to clothe, to dress

Root ἐνδύ- to put on, to clothe, to dress
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
G1902 ἐπενδύομαι to clothe oneself over

Word Forms

14 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1746-04 ἐνδυσάμενοι endusamenoi V AOR MID PTCP NOM M PL having put on having clothed themselves having clothed ourselves 4
G1746-09 ἐνδύσησθε endusesthe V AOR MID SUBJ 2P PL you will put on you may clothe yourselves you may put on yourselves 4
G1746-06 ἐνδύσασθαι endusasthai V AOR MID INF put on to clothe oneself to put on 3
G1746-07 ἐνδύσασθε endusasthe V AOR MID IMP 2P PL Put on Clothe yourselves Put on yourselves 3
G1746-01 ἐνδεδυμένοι endedumenoi V PRF MID PTCP NOM M PL clothed having clothed themselves having put on themselves 2
G1746-02 ἐνδεδυμένον endedumenon V PRF MID PTCP ACC M SG clothed having clothed himself having put on himself 2
G1746-10 ἐνδύσηται endusetai V AOR MID SUBJ 3P SG shall have put on may clothe himself may clothe itself 2
G1746-12 ἐνέδυσαν enedusan V AOR ACT IND 3P PL put on they put on they put on 2
G1746-03 ἐνδεδυμένος endedumenos V PRF MID PTCP NOM M SG clothed having clothed himself having clothed himself 1
G1746-05 ἐνδυσάμενος endusamenos V AOR MID PTCP NOM M SG having put on having clothed himself having clothed himself 1

Occurrences in Scripture

28 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1746-09 Matthew 6:25 ἐνδύσησθε endusesthe V AOR MID SUBJ 2P PL you will put on you may clothe yourselves you may put on yourselves
G1746-02 Matthew 22:11 ἐνδεδυμένον endedumenon V PRF MID PTCP ACC M SG having put on having clothed himself having put on
G1746-12 Matthew 27:31 ἐνέδυσαν enedusan V AOR ACT IND 3P PL they put on they put on they put on
G1746-03 Mark 1:6 ἐνδεδυμένος endedumenos V PRF MID PTCP NOM M SG clothed having clothed himself having clothed himself
G1746-09 Mark 6:9 ἐνδύσησθε endusesthe V AOR MID SUBJ 2P PL put on you may clothe yourselves you may put on yourselves
G1746-12 Mark 15:20 ἐνέδυσαν enedusan V AOR ACT IND 3P PL put on they put on they put on
G1746-14 Luke 8:27 ἐνεδύσατο enedusato V AOR MID IND 3P SG had worn clothed himself had put on
G1746-09 Luke 12:22 ἐνδύσησθε endusesthe V AOR MID SUBJ 2P PL you will put on you may clothe yourselves you may put on yourselves
G1746-08 Luke 15:22 ἐνδύσατε endusate V AOR ACT IMP 2P PL put Clothe yourselves put on
G1746-09 Luke 24:49 ἐνδύσησθε endusesthe V AOR MID SUBJ 2P PL you are clothed you may clothe yourselves you are clothed
G1746-05 Acts 12:21 ἐνδυσάμενος endusamenos V AOR MID PTCP NOM M SG having put on having clothed himself having clothed himself
G1746-11 Romans 13:12 ἐνδυσώμεθα endusometha V AOR MID SUBJ 1P PL let us put on let us clothe ourselves let us clothe ourselves
G1746-07 Romans 13:14 ἐνδύσασθε endusasthe V AOR MID IMP 2P PL put on Clothe yourselves Put on yourselves
G1746-06 1 Corinthians 15:53 ἐνδύσασθαι endusasthai V AOR MID INF put on to clothe oneself to put on
G1746-06 1 Corinthians 15:53 ἐνδύσασθαι endusasthai-2 V AOR MID INF put on to clothe oneself to put on
G1746-10 1 Corinthians 15:54 ἐνδύσηται endusetai V AOR MID SUBJ 3P SG shall have put on may clothe himself may clothe itself
G1746-10 1 Corinthians 15:54 ἐνδύσηται endusetai-2 V AOR MID SUBJ 3P SG shall have put on may clothe himself may clothe itself
G1746-04 2 Corinthians 5:3 ἐνδυσάμενοι endusamenoi V AOR MID PTCP NOM M PL having put on having clothed themselves having clothed ourselves
G1746-13 Galatians 3:27 ἐνεδύσασθε enedusasthe V AOR MID IND 2P PL have put on you clothed yourselves you clothed yourselves
G1746-06 Ephesians 4:24 ἐνδύσασθαι endusasthai V AOR MID INF to put on to clothe oneself to put on
G1746-07 Ephesians 6:11 ἐνδύσασθε endusasthe V AOR MID IMP 2P PL Put on Clothe yourselves Put on yourselves
G1746-04 Ephesians 6:14 ἐνδυσάμενοι endusamenoi V AOR MID PTCP NOM M PL having put on having clothed themselves having put on themselves
G1746-04 Colossians 3:10 ἐνδυσάμενοι endusamenoi V AOR MID PTCP NOM M PL having put on having clothed themselves having put on themselves
G1746-07 Colossians 3:12 ἐνδύσασθε endusasthe V AOR MID IMP 2P PL Put on Clothe yourselves Put on yourselves
G1746-04 1 Thessalonians 5:8 ἐνδυσάμενοι endusamenoi V AOR MID PTCP NOM M PL having put on having clothed themselves having clothed ourselves
G1746-02 Revelation 1:13 ἐνδεδυμένον endedumenon V PRF MID PTCP ACC M SG clothed having clothed himself having put on himself
G1746-01 Revelation 15:6 ἐνδεδυμένοι endedumenoi V PRF MID PTCP NOM M PL clothed having clothed themselves having put on themselves
G1746-01 Revelation 19:14 ἐνδεδυμένοι endedumenoi V PRF MID PTCP NOM M PL clothed having clothed themselves having put on themselves
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