What does ὑποδέω (hypodéō) mean in the Bible?
ὑποδέω (hypodéō) is a Greek word meaning "to put on".
Greek · G5265
ὑποδέω
To put on
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ὑποδέω G5265
Pronunciation hypodéō
What does ὑποδέω (hypodéō) mean in the Bible?
ὑποδέω (hypodéō) is a Greek word meaning "to put on".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5265?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fitted (1), put on (1), to wear (1).
Where does ὑποδέω (hypodéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 6:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Ephesians (1), Mark (1).
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 fitted 1× Ephesians 6:15
put on 1× Acts 12:8
to wear 1× Mark 6:9
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 6:9
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Mark 1 Acts 1 Ephesians 1
Source forms
ὑποδεδεμένους 1x hypodedemenous Mark 6:9
ὑπόδησαι 1x hypodēsai Acts 12:8
ὑποδησάμενοι 1x hypodēsamenoi Ephesians 6:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular 1x Acts 12:8
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Ephesians 6:15
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x Mark 6:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to put on
Source Gloss
to put on
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 6:9 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
ὑποδεδεμένους upodedemenouv
I put on my feet
Read verse Acts 12:8 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Middle Imperative
ὑπόδησαι upodhsai
I put on my feet
Read verse Ephesians 6:15 Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ὑποδησάμενοι upodhsamenoi
I put on my feet
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 perfect 1
Voice
middle 3
Mood
participle 2 imperative 1
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
ὑποδέω 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