What does ἀπεκδύομαι (apekdýomai) mean in the Bible?
, to cast off wholly what once clung to oneself
Greek · G554
ἀπεκδύομαι
To divest wholly oneself, or (for oneself) despoil
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ἀπεκδύομαιG554
Pronunciationapekdýomai
What does ἀπεκδύομαι (apekdýomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀπεκδύομαι (apekdýomai): Complete renunciation or violent removal; in mid., to cast off wholly what once clung to oneself
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G554?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [And] having disarmed (1), since you have taken off (1).
Where does ἀπεκδύομαι (apekdýomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Colossians 2:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Colossians (2).
Are there verse guides for ἀπεκδύομαι (apekdýomai)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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[And] having disarmed1×Colossians 2:15
since you have taken off1×Colossians 3:9
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Usage map
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First aligned rowColossians 2:15
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Colossians2
Source forms
ἀπεκδυσάμενοι1xapekdysamenoiColossians 3:9
ἀπεκδυσάμενος1xapekdysamenosColossians 2:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural1xColossians 3:9
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular1xColossians 2:15
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Evidence Summary
Greek word. Complete renunciation or violent removal; in mid., to cast off wholly what once clung to oneself
Source Gloss
to divest wholly oneself, or (for oneself) despoil
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Complete renunciation or violent removal; in mid., to cast off wholly what once clung to oneself
to strip off clothes or arms; mid., to strip off from oneself: Col.3:9; to strip, despoil (mid, for act., ICC, in l; but cf. Lft., Ellic.), Col.2:15.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
apekdusamenov
I strip, divest, renounce
Read verseColossians 3:9Verb Aorist Middle Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀπεκδυσάμενοιapekdusamenoi
I strip, divest, renounce
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
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Form groups1Aligned forms2TensesAoristVoicesMiddle
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Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
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aorist2
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middle2
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participle2
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
ἀπεκδύομαι is built from these roots: