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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ἐκδύω G1562
Pronunciation ekdýō
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 It they removed 2× Matthew 27:31, Mark 15:20
stripped [him] 1× Luke 10:30
They stripped 1× Matthew 27:28
to be unclothed 1× 2 Corinthians 5:4
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 27:28 ἐκδύσαντες to They stripped Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Matthew 27:31 ἐξέδυσαν to they removed Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 15:20 ἐξέδυσαν to they removed Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 10:30 ἐκδύσαντες to stripped [him] Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2 Corinthians 5:4 ἐκδύσασθαι to to be unclothed Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 27:28
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Matthew 2 Mark 1 Luke 1 2 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἐκδύσαντες 2x ekdysantes Matthew 27:28, Luke 10:30
ἐξέδυσαν 2x exedysan Matthew 27:31, Mark 15:20
ἐκδύσασθαι 1x ekdysasthai 2 Corinthians 5:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Matthew 27:31, Mark 15:20
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Matthew 27:28, Luke 10:30
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle 1x 2 Corinthians 5:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to strip
Strong's G1562
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 3 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to strip
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 27:28 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐκδύσαντες ekdusantev
I put off, take off, strip off
Read verse Matthew 27:31 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξέδυσαν exedusan
I put off, take off, strip off
Read verse Mark 15:20 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξέδυσαν exedusan
I put off, take off, strip off
Read verse Luke 10:30 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐκδύσαντες ekdusantev
I put off, take off, strip off
Read verse 2 Corinthians 5:4 Verb 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 groups 3 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Aorist Voices Active, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Active Matt 27:28 · Luke 10:30 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active Matt 27:31 · Mark 15:20 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Middle 2 Cor 5:4 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4
Voice
active 4
Mood
participle 2 indicative 2
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:
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