Greek · G2440, G1746 · unreviewed

οὐκ ἐνεδύσατο ἱμάτιον

A dress (inner or outer) · to invest with clothing (literally or figuratively)

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ἱμάτιον G2440 a dress (inner or outer)
Pronunciation himátion
Outer garment worn over the tunic; distinguishable from the inner χιτών in biblical dress terminology.
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ἐνδύω G1746 to invest with clothing (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation endýō
To clothe oneself with virtues or Christ represents complete spiritual transformation, not mere external adoption.
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What does οὐκ ἐνεδύσατο ἱμάτιον (ouk enedysato himation) mean in the Bible?

ἱμάτιον · ἐνδύω is a Greek word meaning "did not wear clothing".

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Meaning

did not wear clothing
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 17:2 · Mark 9:3 · Jas 5:2
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Heb 1:11
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 9:16 · Matt 9:20 · Matt 9:21 · Matt 14:36 · Mark 5:27 · Mark 6:56 · Luke 5:36 · Luke 8:44
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Mark 5:28 · Mark 5:30 · 1 Pet 3:3
Dative · Plural · Neuter Luke 7:25 · Rev 3:5 · Rev 4:4
Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 9:16
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 21:7 · Matt 21:8 · Matt 26:65 · Matt 27:31 · Matt 27:35 · Mark 11:7 · Mark 11:8 · Mark 15:20 · Mark 15:24 · Luke 19:35 · Luke 19:36 · Luke 23:34 · John 13:4 · John 13:12 · John 19:23 · John 19:24 26×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 5:40 · Matt 24:18 · Mark 2:21 · Mark 10:50 · Mark 13:16 · Luke 5:36 · Luke 6:29 · Luke 8:27 · Luke 22:36 · John 19:2 · John 19:5 · Acts 12:8 · Heb 1:12 · Rev 19:13 · Rev 19:16 15×
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 28 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 4 imperative 4 subjunctive 7 infinitive 3 participle 10
Tense
aorist 23 perfect 5
Voice
middle 25 active 3
Mood
participle 10 subjunctive 7 imperative 4 indicative 4 infinitive 3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:25 ἐνδύσησθε aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 22:11 ἐνδεδυμένον perfect middle participle participle Matthew 27:31 ἐνέδυσαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:6 ἐνδεδυμένος perfect middle participle participle Mark 6:9 ἐνδύσησθε aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Mark 15:20 ἐνέδυσαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:27 ἐνεδύσατο aorist middle indicative completed Luke 12:22 ἐνδύσησθε aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Luke 15:22 ἐνδύσατε aorist active imperative imperative Luke 24:49 ἐνδύσησθε aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Acts 12:21 ἐνδυσάμενος aorist middle participle participle Romans 13:12 ἐνδυσώμεθα aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Romans 13:14 ἐνδύσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 15:53 ἐνδύσασθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 15:53 ἐνδύσασθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 15:54 ἐνδύσηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 15:54 ἐνδύσηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive 2 Corinthians 5:3 ἐνδυσάμενοι aorist middle participle participle Galatians 3:27 ἐνεδύσασθε aorist middle indicative completed Ephesians 4:24 ἐνδύσασθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive Ephesians 6:11 ἐνδύσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Ephesians 6:14 ἐνδυσάμενοι aorist middle participle participle Colossians 3:10 ἐνδυσάμενοι aorist middle participle participle Colossians 3:12 Ἐνδύσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative 1 Thessalonians 5:8 ἐνδυσάμενοι aorist middle participle participle Revelation 1:13 ἐνδεδυμένον perfect middle participle participle Revelation 15:6 ἐνδεδυμένοι perfect middle participle participle Revelation 19:14 ἐνδεδυμένοι perfect middle 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)

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