ἐνδύωendýō
to invest with clothing (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G1746
Meanings
1. with acc person, Matthew 27:28; with dupl. acc, Matthew 27:31, Mark 15:20, Luke 15:22; middle, to put on oneself, be clothed with: with acc rei, Matthew 6:25, Mark 6:9, Luke 8:27, Luke 12:22, Acts 12:21; participle, Matthew 22:11, Mark 1:6, 2 Corinthians 5:3, Revelation 1:13, Revelation 15:6, Revelation 19:14; of armour (figuratively): Romans 13:12, Ephesians 6:11, Ephesians 6:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:8; metaphorically, δύναμιν, Luke 24:49; ἀφθαρσίαν, ἀθανασίαν, 1 Corinthians 15:53-54; τ. καινὸν ἄνθρωπον, Ephesians 4:24, Colossians 3:10; σπλάγχνα οἰκτιρμοῦ, Colossians 3:12; Ἰησ. Χριστόν, Romans 13:14, Galatians 3:27
2. to enter, press into: 2 Timothy 3:6 (cf. ἐπ-ενδύω).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 27 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 6:25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?
- Matthew 22:11 “But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who wasn’t wearing the proper clothes for a wedding.
- Matthew 27:31 When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.
- Mark 1:6 His clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey.
- Mark 6:9 He allowed them to wear sandals but not to take a change of clothes.
- Mark 15:20 When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.