ἐνδύω (G1746) — Greek Lexicon

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

ἐνδύω (endýō) — to put on, to clothe, to dress

Root ἐνδύ- to put on, to clothe, to dress

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
`G1746-07`	ἐνδύσασθε	endusasthe	`V AOR MID IMP 2P PL`	Put on	Clothe yourselves	Put on yourselves	3
`G1746-06`	ἐνδύσασθαι	endusasthai	`V AOR MID INF`	put on	to clothe oneself	to put on	3
`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
`G1746-01`	ἐνδεδυμένοι	endedumenoi	`V PRF MID PTCP NOM M PL`	clothed	having clothed themselves	having put on themselves	2
`G1746-12`	ἐνέδυσαν	enedusan	`V AOR ACT IND 3P PL`	put on	they put on	they put on	2
`G1746-14`	ἐνεδύσατο	enedusato	`V AOR MID IND 3P SG`	had worn	clothed himself	had put on	1
`G1746-11`	ἐνδυσώμεθα	endusometha	`V AOR MID SUBJ 1P PL`	let us put on	let us clothe ourselves	let us clothe ourselves	1
`G1746-05`	ἐνδυσάμενος	endusamenos	`V AOR MID PTCP NOM M SG`	having put on	having clothed himself	having clothed himself	1
`G1746-03`	ἐνδεδυμένος	endedumenos	`V PRF MID PTCP NOM M SG`	clothed	having clothed himself	having clothed himself	1
`G1746-08`	ἐνδύσατε	endusate	`V AOR ACT IMP 2P PL`	put	Clothe yourselves	put on	1
`G1746-13`	ἐνεδύσασθε	enedusasthe	`V AOR MID IND 2P PL`	have put on	you clothed yourselves	you clothed yourselves	1

Occurrences in Scripture

28 occurrences

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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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