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ἱματίζω

To dress

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ἱματίζω G2439
Pronunciation himatízō

What does ἱματίζω (himatízō) mean in the Bible?

ἱματίζω (himatízō) is a Greek word meaning "to dress". ἱματίζω (ἱμάτιον), to clothe: Mrk.

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Meaning

to dress
Extended definition

(ἱμάτιον), to clothe: Mrk.5:15, Luk.8:35 (elsewhere only in π.; cf. MM, Exp., xv; Deiss., LAE, 78 f.).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Perfect
Voices
Passive
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Perfect Passive Mark 5:15 · Luke 8:35 2×
2 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
participle 2
Tense
perfect 2
Voice
passive 2
Mood
participle 2
NT Occurrences
Mark 5:15 ἱματισμένον perfect passive participle participle Luke 8:35 ἱματισμένον perfect passive participle participle

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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