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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ὑποδέωG5265
Pronunciationhypodéō
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 Itfitted1×Ephesians 6:15
put on1×Acts 12:8
to wear1×Mark 6:9
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 6:9
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Mark1Acts1Ephesians1
Source forms
ὑποδεδεμένους1xhypodedemenousMark 6:9
ὑπόδησαι1xhypodēsaiActs 12:8
ὑποδησάμενοι1xhypodēsamenoiEphesians 6:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular1xActs 12:8
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural1xEphesians 6:15
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural1xMark 6:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to put on
Source Gloss
to put on
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 6:9Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
ὑποδεδεμένουςupodedemenouv
I put on my feet
Read verseActs 12:8Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Middle Imperative
ὑπόδησαιupodhsai
I put on my feet
Read verseEphesians 6:15Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ὑποδησάμενοιupodhsamenoi
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
aorist2perfect1
Voice
middle3
Mood
participle2imperative1
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: