Strong G1746ἐνδύω

to put on

Transliteration
enduō
Pronunciation
en-doo'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G1722 and G1416 (in the senese of sinking into a garment); to invest with clothing (literally or figuratively): - array clothe (with) endue have (put) on.

Detailed definition

ἐν-δύω
(ἐνδύνω, 2Ti.3:6), [in LXX chiefly for לָבַשׁ;]
1. with accusative of person(s), Mat.27:28 (WH, mg., R, mg.); with dupl. accusative, Mat.27:31, Mrk.15:20, Luk.15:22; mid., to put on oneself, be clothed with: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.6:25, Mrk.6:9, Luk.8:27 12:22, Act.12:21; ptcp., Mat.22:11, Mrk.1:6, 2Co.5:3, Rev.1:13 15:6 19:14; of armour (figuratively): Rom.13:12, Eph.6:11, 14, 1Th.5:8; metaphorically, δύναμιν, Luk.24:49; ἀφθαρσίαν, ἀθανασίαν, 1Co.15:53-54; τ. καινὸν ἄνθρωπον, Eph 4:24, Col.3:10; σπλάγχνα οἰκτιρμοῦ, Col.3:12; Ἰησ. Χριστόν, Rom.13:14, Gal.3:27,

2. to enter, press into: 2Ti.3:6 (cf. ἐπ-ενδύω).†
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In the Bible

Strong G1746 appears in 26 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • put16
  • clothe6
  • on3
  • have2
  • array1
  • endue1

First verses

  1. Matthew 6:25
    Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
  2. Matthew 22:11
    And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
  3. Matthew 27:31
    And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
  4. Mark 1:6
    And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
  5. Mark 6:9
    But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
  6. Mark 15:17
    And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
  7. Mark 15:20
    And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
  8. Luke 12:22
    And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
  9. Luke 15:22
    But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
  10. Luke 24:49
    And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
  11. Acts 12:21
    And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
  12. Romans 13:12
    The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
  13. Romans 13:14
    But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
  14. 1 Corinthians 15:53
    For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
  15. 1 Corinthians 15:54
    So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
  16. 2 Corinthians 5:3
    If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
  17. Galatians 3:27
    For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
  18. Ephesians 4:24
    And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
  19. Ephesians 6:11
    Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
  20. Ephesians 6:14
    Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐνδύω
or ἐνδύνω (ἐνδυνέω variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.98))], with middle ἐνδύομαι, future -δύσομαι: aorist 1 -εδυσάμη; Epic dialect aorist or imperfect -εδυσόμην: aorist 2 active -έδυν: perfect -δέδῡκα:
I with accusative of things vel loci, go into,
I.1 of clothes, put on, ἔνδυνε χιτῶνα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.42; ἔνδυνε περὶ στήθεσσι χιτῶνα 10.21; χιτῶν᾽ ἐνδῦσα 5.736; τιὡς θώρηκα ἐνδύνουσι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.98; ἐνδύντες τὰ ὅπλα [prev. author] 1.172)]; τὴν σκευήν[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 24; πέπλον ἐνδύς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 759, etc.:)]perfect ἐνδέδῡκα, wear, κιθῶνας λινέους [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.81, compare 7.64, 9.22; λεοντῆν ἐνδέδυκα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 411a)]:—middle, ἐν δ᾽ αὐτὸς ἐδύσετο χαλκόν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.578, 11.16)]; ἐνδύεσθαι ὅπλα variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.218; σκευάς 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.130; ἐνδύσεται στολήν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 853: _metaphorically_, ἐνδυόμενοι τόλμημα 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 288)]; also τὸν Ταρκύνιον ἐνδύεσθαι assume the person of T., [NT+1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 11.5; τὸν καινὸν ἄνθρωπον NT.Eph.4.24)]:—passive, to be clothed in, have on, ἐσθῆτα ἐνδεδύσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Insomn.” 91, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 432.)]
I.2 enter, press into, with accusative, ἐν δέ οἱ ἦτορ δῦν᾽ ἄχος ἄτλητον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 19.367)]; ἀκοντιστὺν ἐνδύσεαι thou wilt enter the contest [Refs 5th c.BC+ ((3rd-2nd c.BC: Aristarchus Grammaticus ἐσδύσεαι), 23.622; τὴν τοῦ Θερσίτου [ψυχὴν] πίθηκον ἐνδυομένην 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 620c; εὔνοια ἐνδύεταί τινα [prev. author] “Lg.” 642b; ἔρως δεινὸς ἐνδέδυκέ τινος [prev. author] “Tht.” 169c)]; also ἐ. εἰς.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1020, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 609b21)]; εἰς τὴν ἐπιμέλειαν ἐνδῦναι enter upon it, undertake it, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.1.12)]: absolutely, enter, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 89d: with _dative_, ἐ. ταῖς ψυχαῖς τῶν ἀκουόντων)] insinuate oneself into their minds, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 2.1.13; τοῖς ταύροις τὸν οἶστρον ἐνδύεσθαι 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.55e, etc.)]; ἐνὶ χροῒ δύετο ῥινὸς ἐντυπάς Epic.in[Refs (“Arch.Papyrus” 7.3:)]perfect passive, φυσικαῖς ἐνδεδυμένος αἰτίαις uncertain in [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.435f (to be read -δεδεμένος))]: absolutely, creep in, variant for{ἐσ-}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.121. β; ἐ. διά τινος)]slip through, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.38a, etc.)]
I.3 sink in, hence τρίβος ἐνδεδυκώς sunken path, [Refs ([prev. author] “Arat.” 22)]; ῥίς sunken nose, [Refs ([prev. author] “Publ.” 16.)]
II causal in present ἐνδύω, future -δύσω: aorist 1 -έδυσα:—put on another, clothe in, with double accusative, τὴν ἐξωμίδ᾽ ἐνδύσω σε [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 1021; ὃς ἐμὲ κροκόεντ᾽ ἐνέδυσεν [prev. author] “Th.” 1044, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.3.3.)]
II.2 clothe, ἐνδύουσι τὤγαλμα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.42; ἐὰν.. πένητα γυμνὸν ἐνδύσῃς 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 176)]; σύ με ἐνδέδυκας [probably ῠ] [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“PGiss.” 77.8 (2nd c.AD).)]