ἐπενδύομαιependýomai
= -δύνω
Greek (New Testament) · G1902
Meanings
to put on over; passive, to have on over, be clothed upon: 2 Corinthians 5:2, 2 Corinthians 5:4.
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- ἐνδύωendýō · G1746to invest with clothing (literally or figuratively)
- ἐπενδύτηςependýtēs · G1903a wrapper, i.e. outer garment
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- 2 Corinthians 5:2 We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long to put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing.
- 2 Corinthians 5:4 While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it’s not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.