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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ἐπενδύομαι G1902
Pronunciation ependýomai
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 It clothed 1× 2 Corinthians 5:4
to be clothed with 1× 2 Corinthians 5:2
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Usage map
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First aligned row 2 Corinthians 5:2
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
2 Corinthians 2
Source forms
ἐπενδύσασθαι 2x ependysasthai 2 Corinthians 5:2, 2 Corinthians 5:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle 2x 2 Corinthians 5:2, 2 Corinthians 5:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to invest upon oneself
Strong's G1902
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to invest upon oneself
Extended definition Source: 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 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.
2 Corinthians 5:2 Verb Aorist Middle Infinitive
ἐπενδύσασθαι ependusasqai
I put on over
Read verse 2 Corinthians 5:4 Verb 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 groups 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist Voices Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Aorist Middle 2 Cor 5:2 · 2 Cor 5:4 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
middle 1
Mood
infinitive 1
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:
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