ἐπενδύω
ependuō
be clothed
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἐπενδύω (ependuō) means "to be clothed." This verb is primarily associated with the semantic domain of clothing and textiles. Its two occurrences in the Bible suggest a limited but specific range of usage. In the context of clothing, ependuō likely implies a change in attire or a sommesing of new clothes. This could be a physical change, such as putting on new clothes, or a metaphorical one, such as taking on a new role or identity. The significance of ependuō lies in its association with transformation and renewal, as being clothed implies a change in one's appearance or status.
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Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
For most certainly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,
2 Corinthians 5:4For indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened, not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.