What does ἀμφιέννυμι (amphiénnymi) mean in the Bible?
ἀμφιέννυμι (amphiénnymi) is a Greek word meaning "to enrobe".
Greek · G294
ἀμφιέννυμι
To enrobe
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ἀμφιέννυμιG294
Pronunciationamphiénnymi
What does ἀμφιέννυμι (amphiénnymi) mean in the Bible?
ἀμφιέννυμι (amphiénnymi) is a Greek word meaning "to enrobe".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G294?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include clothes (2), dressed (2).
Where does ἀμφιέννυμι (amphiénnymi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Matthew (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 Itclothes2×Matthew 6:30, Luke 12:28
dressed2×Matthew 11:8, Luke 7:25
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Matthew 6:30ἀμφιέννυσινtoclothesVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMatthew 11:8ἠμφιεσμένονtodressedVerb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularLuke 7:25ἠμφιεσμένονtodressedVerb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularLuke 12:28ἀμφιέζειtoclothesVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 6:30
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Matthew2Luke2
Source forms
ἠμφιεσμένον2xēmphiesmenonMatthew 11:8, Luke 7:25
ἀμφιέζει1xamphiezeiLuke 12:28
ἀμφιέννυσιν1xamphiennysinMatthew 6:30
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular2xMatthew 11:8, Luke 7:25
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular2xMatthew 6:30, Luke 12:28
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to enrobe
Strong'sG294
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to enrobe
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:30Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἀμφιέννυσιν,amfiennusin
I put on, clothe
Read verseMatthew 11:8Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
ἠμφιεσμένον;hmfiesmenon
I put on, clothe
Read verseLuke 7:25Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
ἠμφιεσμένον;hmfiesmenon
I put on, clothe
Read verseLuke 12:28Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἀμφιέννυσι,amfiennusin
I put on, clothe
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 groups2Aligned forms3TensesPerfect, PresentVoicesPassive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Perfect PassiveMatt 11:8 · Luke 7:252×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Present ActiveMatt 6:301×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect2present2
Voice
passive2active2
Mood
participle2indicative2
NT Occurrences
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
ἀμφιέννυμι is built from this root: