What does ἱμάτιον · ἐνδύω mean in the Bible?
ἱμάτιον · ἐνδύω is a Greek phrase meaning "did not wear clothing".
Greek · G2440, G1746
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 phrase meaning "did not wear clothing".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2440, G1746?
G2440, G1746 is connected to 60 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. did not wear clothing
Source Gloss
did not wear clothing
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 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 8 Aligned forms 60 Case pattern Accusative (41) Number pattern Plural (35)
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 17:2 · Mark 9:3 · Jas 5:2 3×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Heb 1:11 1×
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 8×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Mark 5:28 · Mark 5:30 · 1 Pet 3:3 3×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Luke 7:25 · Rev 3:5 · Rev 4:4 3×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 9:16 1×
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
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)
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