Greek · Strong's G1562
ἐκδύω
ekdyoek-doo'-o
to cause to sink out of, i.e. (specially as of clothing) to divest
1890 spelling: ekdýō
- ε5
- κ20
- δ4
- υ400
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,229
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to cause to sink out of, i.e. (specially as of clothing) to divest
Rendered in the KJV as
strip, take off from, unclothe.
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- ἐκδύσαντες2
- ἐξέδυσαν2
- ἐκδυσάμενοι1
- ἐκδύσασθαι1
How it is rendered · 4
- having stripped2
- they took off2
- having put off1
- to be unclothed1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural2
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle, infinitive (“to…”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAP-NPM · 3
- V-AAI-3P · 2
- V-AMN · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 27:28ἐκδύσαντεςekdusantesverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThey stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.here: having stripped
- Matthew 27:31ἐξέδυσανexedusanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralAfter they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.here: they took off
2 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 5:3ἐκδυσάμενοιekdusamenoiverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralbecause when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.here: having put off
- 2 Corinthians 5:4ἐκδύσασθαιekdusasthaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle, infinitive (“to…”)So while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.here: to be unclothed