What does ἐπενδύομαι (ependýomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπενδύομαι (ependýomai) is a Greek word meaning "to invest upon oneself".
Greek · G1902
ἐπενδύομαι
To invest upon oneself
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ἐπενδύομαιG1902
Pronunciationependýomai
What does ἐπενδύομαι (ependýomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπενδύομαι (ependýomai) is a Greek word meaning "to invest upon oneself".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1902?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include clothed (1), to be clothed with (1).
Where does ἐπενδύομαι (ependýomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 5:2. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itclothed1×2 Corinthians 5:4
to be clothed with1×2 Corinthians 5:2
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Corinthians 5:2
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
2 Corinthians2
Source forms
ἐπενδύσασθαι2xependysasthai2 Corinthians 5:2, 2 Corinthians 5:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle2x2 Corinthians 5:2, 2 Corinthians 5:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to invest upon oneself
Strong'sG1902
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to invest upon oneself
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
= -δύνω (Hdt.), to put on over; pass. (Plut., al.), to have on over, be clothed upon: 2Co.5:2-4.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 5:2Verb Aorist Middle Infinitive
ἐπενδύσασθαιependusasqai
I put on over
Read verse2 Corinthians 5:4Verb Aorist Middle Infinitive
ἐπενδύσασθαι,ependusasqai
I put on over
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 groups1Aligned forms2TensesAoristVoicesMiddle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract2×
Aorist Middle2 Cor 5:2 · 2 Cor 5:42×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
middle1
Mood
infinitive1
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
ἐπενδύομαι is built from these roots: