What does γυμνός (gymnós) mean in the Bible?
γυμνός (gymnós): Naked or scantily clad; metaphorically, exposed or stripped of protection and covering
Greek · G1131
γυμνός
Nude (absolute or relative, literal or figurative)
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γυμνός G1131
Pronunciation gymnós
What does γυμνός (gymnós) mean in the Bible?
γυμνός (gymnós): Naked or scantily clad; metaphorically, exposed or stripped of protection and covering
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1131?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include naked (8), [I was] naked (2), . . . ) (1), [his body] (1), [is] uncovered (1).
Where does γυμνός (gymnós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 25:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (4), Revelation (3), Mark (2), 1 Corinthians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It naked 8× Matthew 25:38, Matthew 25:44, Mark 14:52, Acts 19:16
[I was] naked 2× Matthew 25:36, Matthew 25:43
. . . ) 1× John 21:7
[his body] 1× Mark 14:51
[is] uncovered 1× Hebrews 4:13
vvv 1× 1 Corinthians 15:37
without clothes 1× James 2:15
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 25:36 γυμνὸς to [I was] naked Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 25:38 γυμνὸν to naked Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 25:43 γυμνὸς to [I was] naked Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 25:44 γυμνὸν to naked Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Mark 14:51 γυμνοῦ to [his body] Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular Mark 14:52 γυμνὸς to naked Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular John 21:7 γυμνός to . . . ) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 19:16 γυμνοὺς to naked Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural 1 Corinthians 15:37 γυμνὸν to vvv Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular 2 Corinthians 5:3 γυμνοὶ to naked Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 25:36
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 9
Matthew 4 Mark 2 John 1 Acts 1 1 Corinthians 1 2 Corinthians 1 Hebrews 1 James 1 Revelation 3
Source forms
γυμνὸς 4x gymnos Matthew 25:36, Matthew 25:43, Mark 14:52, Revelation 16:15
γυμνὸν 3x gymnon Matthew 25:38, Matthew 25:44, 1 Corinthians 15:37
γυμνοὶ 2x gymnoi 2 Corinthians 5:3, James 2:15
γυμνός 2x gymnos John 21:7, Revelation 3:17
γυμνὰ 1x gymna Hebrews 4:13
γυμνήν 1x gymnēn Revelation 17:16
γυμνοῦ 1x gymnou Mark 14:51
γυμνοὺς 1x gymnous Acts 19:16
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 6x Matthew 25:36, Matthew 25:43, Mark 14:52, John 21:7
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular 3x Matthew 25:38, Matthew 25:44, 1 Corinthians 15:37
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x 2 Corinthians 5:3, James 2:15
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Revelation 17:16
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 19:16
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular 1x Mark 14:51
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural 1x Hebrews 4:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Naked or scantily clad; metaphorically, exposed or stripped of protection and covering
Strong's G1131
Lexical occurrences 15 verses Greek text appearances 15 times Word forms 7 forms 15 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
nude (absolute or relative, literal or figurative)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
15 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 25:36 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
γυμνός, gumnov
wearing only the under-garment, bare
Read verse Matthew 25:38 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
γυμνόν, gumnon
wearing only the under-garment, bare
Read verse Matthew 25:43 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
γυμνός, gumnov
wearing only the under-garment, bare
Read verse Matthew 25:44 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
γυμνόν, gumnon
wearing only the under-garment, bare
Read verse Mark 14:51 Adjective Genitive Singular Neuter
γυμνοῦ. gumnou
wearing only the under-garment, bare
Read verse Mark 14:52 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
γυμνὸς gumnov
wearing only the under-garment, bare
Read verse John 21:7 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
γυμνός), gumnov
wearing only the under-garment, bare
Read verse Acts 19:16 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
γυμνοὺς gumnouv
wearing only the under-garment, bare
Read verse 1 Corinthians 15:37 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
γυμνὸν gumnon
wearing only the under-garment, bare
Read verse 2 Corinthians 5:3 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
γυμνοὶ gumnoi
wearing only the under-garment, bare
Read verse Hebrews 4:13 Adjective Nominative Plural Neuter
γυμνὰ gumna
wearing only the under-garment, bare
Read verse James 2:15 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
γυμνοὶ gumnoi
wearing only the under-garment, bare
Read verse Revelation 3:17 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
γυμνός· gumnov
wearing only the under-garment, bare
Read verse Revelation 16:15 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
γυμνὸς gumnov
wearing only the under-garment, bare
Read verse Revelation 17:16 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
γυμνήν, gumnhn
wearing only the under-garment, bare
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 7 Aligned forms 15 Case pattern Nominative (9) Number pattern Singular (11)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 25:36 · Matt 25:43 · Mark 14:52 · John 21:7 · Rev 3:17 · Rev 16:15 6×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 2 Cor 5:3 · Jas 2:15 2×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Heb 4:13 1×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Mark 14:51 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 25:38 · Matt 25:44 · 1 Cor 15:37 3×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Acts 19:16 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Rev 17:16 1×
Word Origins
γυμνός is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain