verb
amfiazamō
Strong’sG294
I put on, clothe
stem amfiaz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀμφιάζω
(< ἀμφί, on both sides: v. M, Pr., 100), Hellenistic for ἀμφιέννυμι (cf. MM, VGT, s.v.), [in LXX for לָבַשׁ, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G294 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidam-fee-en'-noo-mee
to enrobe
Fromfrom the base of G297 and ἕννυμι (to invest);
King Jamesclothe.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀμφιεννύω Refs 1st c.AD+: future ἀμφιέσωRefs 8th c.BC+ (ἀπ-) Refs 4th c.BC+, (προσ-) Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἠμφίεσαRefs 8th c.BC+:—middle Refs: future -έσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἠμφιεσάμηνRefs 2nd c.AD+, Epic dialect ἀμφιέσαντοRefs 8th c.BC+:—passive, aorist participle ἀμφιεσθείςRefs 2nd c.AD+: perfect ἠμφίεσμαιRefs 5th c.BC+; poetry participle ἀμφεμμένοςRefs:— put round or on, ἀμφὶ δὲ καλὰ λέπαδν᾽ ἕσανRefs 8th c.BC+: but mostly with double accusative person et of things, ἐμὲ χλαῖνάν τε χιτῶνά τε εἵματα.. ἀμφιέσασαRefs 8th c.BC+:—passive, ἠμφιεσμένος τι clothed in.., wearing, Refs 5th c.BC+; τροφαλὶς σκῖρον ἠμφιεσμένη with a rind on, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 rarely with dative of things. ἀ. τινά τινι clothe one in or with, θριξὶ καὶ δέρμασιRefs 5th c.BC+ cloak.., Refs 1st c.BC+
II middle, put on oneself, dress oneself in, ἀμφιέσαντο χιτῶναςRefs 8th c.BC+; ἀμφὶ δ᾽ ἄρα.. νεφέλην ὤμοισι ἕσαντο they put cloud round their shoulders,Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| amfiazatōἀμφιέζει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | clothes | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amfiazamō | amfiazame | amfiazami | amfiazama | amfiazamē | amfiazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | amfiazasō | amfiazase | amfiazasi | amfiazasa | amfiazasē | amfiazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amfiazatō1×ἀμφιέζει | amfiazate | amfiazati | amfiazata | amfiazatē | amfiazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | amfiazanō | amfiazane | amfiazani | amfiazana | amfiazanē | amfiazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | amfiazavō | amfiazave | amfiazavi | amfiazava | amfiazavē | amfiazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | amfiazalō | amfiazale | amfiazali | amfiazala | amfiazalē | amfiazalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amfiazameiō | amfiazameia | amfiazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | amfiazaseiō | amfiazaseia | amfiazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amfiazateiō | amfiazateia | amfiazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | amfiazaneiō | amfiazaneia | amfiazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | amfiazaveiō | amfiazaveia | amfiazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | amfiazaleiō | amfiazaleia | amfiazaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | amfiazasōr | amfiazasar | amfiazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amfiazatōr | amfiazatar | amfiazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | amfiazavōr | amfiazavar | amfiazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | amfiazalōr | amfiazalar | amfiazalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amfiazamoiō | amfiazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | amfiazasoiō | amfiazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amfiazatoiō | amfiazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | amfiazanoiō | amfiazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | amfiazavoiō | amfiazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | amfiazaloiō | amfiazaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | amfiazarō | amfiazari | amfiazara | amfiazarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | amfiazarōntos | amfiazarintos | amfiazarantos | amfiazarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
amfiaz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
amfiazatō“clothes”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 12:28… eis klibanon balorōnton tos theos houtōs amfiazatō, pose mallon vin, oligopistoir.If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which …