What does ἔνδυμα · πρόβατον mean in the Bible?
ἔνδυμα · πρόβατον is a Greek phrase meaning "sheep's clothing".
Greek · G1742, G4263
ἐν ἐνδύμασιν προβάτων
Apparel (especially the outer robe) · sheep
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ἔνδυμα G1742 apparel (especially the outer robe)
Pronunciation éndyma
Outer garment of daily wear, often emphasizing visible exterior appearance rather than inner clothing.
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πρόβατον G4263 sheep
Pronunciation próbaton
In NT metaphor, denotes Christ's vulnerable followers dependent on their shepherd's protective care and guidance.
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What does ἐν ἐνδύμασιν προβάτων (en endymasin probatōn) mean in the Bible?
ἔνδυμα · πρόβατον is a Greek phrase meaning "sheep's clothing".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1742, G4263?
G1742, G4263 is connected to 8 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. sheep's clothing
Source Gloss
sheep's clothing
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 4 Aligned forms 8 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (7)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 28:3 1×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 6:25 · Matt 6:28 · Luke 12:23 3×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Matt 7:15 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 3:4 · Matt 22:11 · Matt 22:12 3×
Word Origins
ἐν ἐνδύμασιν προβάτων 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