What does ἐκδύω (ekdýō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκδύω (ekdýō) is a Greek word meaning "to strip".
Greek · G1562
ἐκδύω
To strip
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ἐκδύωG1562
Pronunciationekdýō
What does ἐκδύω (ekdýō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκδύω (ekdýō) is a Greek word meaning "to strip".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1562?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include they removed (2), stripped [him] (1), They stripped (1), to be unclothed (1).
Where does ἐκδύω (ekdýō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 27:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), 2 Corinthians (1), Luke (1), Mark (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 Itthey removed2×Matthew 27:31, Mark 15:20
stripped [him]1×Luke 10:30
They stripped1×Matthew 27:28
to be unclothed1×2 Corinthians 5:4
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 27:28ἐκδύσαντεςtoThey strippedVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralMatthew 27:31ἐξέδυσανtothey removedVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralMark 15:20ἐξέδυσανtothey removedVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralLuke 10:30ἐκδύσαντεςtostripped [him]Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural2 Corinthians 5:4ἐκδύσασθαιtoto be unclothedVerb - Aorist Infinitive Middle
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 27:28
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Matthew2Mark1Luke12 Corinthians1
Source forms
ἐκδύσαντες2xekdysantesMatthew 27:28, Luke 10:30
ἐξέδυσαν2xexedysanMatthew 27:31, Mark 15:20
ἐκδύσασθαι1xekdysasthai2 Corinthians 5:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural2xMatthew 27:31, Mark 15:20
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural2xMatthew 27:28, Luke 10:30
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle1x2 Corinthians 5:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to strip
Strong'sG1562
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms3 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to strip
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 27:28Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐκδύσαντεςekdusantev
I put off, take off, strip off
Read verseMatthew 27:31Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξέδυσανexedusan
I put off, take off, strip off
Read verseMark 15:20Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξέδυσανexedusan
I put off, take off, strip off
Read verseLuke 10:30Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐκδύσαντεςekdusantev
I put off, take off, strip off
Read verse2 Corinthians 5:4Verb Aorist Middle Infinitive
ἐκδύσασθαι,ekdusasqai
I put off, take off, strip off
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms5TensesAoristVoicesActive, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Aorist ActiveMatt 27:28 · Luke 10:302×
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Aorist ActiveMatt 27:31 · Mark 15:202×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist Middle2 Cor 5:41×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist4
Voice
active4
Mood
participle2indicative2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐκδύω is built from these roots: