What does ἐνδιδύσκω (endidýskō) mean in the Bible?
ἐνδιδύσκω (endidýskō) is a Greek word meaning "to invest (with a garment)".
Greek · G1737
ἐνδιδύσκω
To invest (with a garment)
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ἐνδιδύσκω G1737
Pronunciation endidýskō
What does ἐνδιδύσκω (endidýskō) mean in the Bible?
ἐνδιδύσκω (endidýskō) is a Greek word meaning "to invest (with a garment)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1737?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include dressed in (1), They dressed (1).
Where does ἐνδιδύσκω (endidýskō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 15:17. Its strongest book concentrations include 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 dressed in 1× Luke 16:19
They dressed 1× Mark 15:17
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 15:17
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Mark 1 Luke 1
Source forms
ἐνδιδύσκουσιν 1x endidyskousin Mark 15:17
ἐνεδιδύσκετο 1x enedidysketo Luke 16:19
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 16:19
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Mark 15:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to invest (with a garment)
Source Gloss
to invest (with a garment)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 8:27 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Middle Indicative
ἐνεδιδύσκετο, enedidusketo
I put on, clothe
Read verse Luke 16:19 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Middle Indicative
ἐνεδιδύσκετο enedidusketo
I put on, clothe
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
imperfect 1 present 1
Voice
middle 1 active 1
Mood
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
ἐνδιδύσκω is built from this root:
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