verb
amfiennuomō
Strong’sG294
I put on, clothe
stem amfiennu-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
ἀμφιέννυμι
(< ἕννυμι, to clothe),
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| amfiennuatōἀμφιέννυσιν | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | clothes | 1× |
| amfiennuorēntonἠμφιεσμένον | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine | dressed | 2× |
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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amfiennuamō | amfiennuame | amfiennuami | amfiennuama | amfiennuamē | amfiennuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | amfiennuasō | amfiennuase | amfiennuasi | amfiennuasa | amfiennuasē | amfiennuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amfiennuatō1×ἀμφιέννυσιν | amfiennuate | amfiennuati | amfiennuata | amfiennuatē | amfiennuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | amfiennuanō | amfiennuane | amfiennuani | amfiennuana | amfiennuanē | amfiennuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | amfiennuavō | amfiennuave | amfiennuavi | amfiennuava | amfiennuavē | amfiennuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | amfiennualō | amfiennuale | amfiennuali | amfiennuala | amfiennualē | amfiennualelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amfiennuomō | amfiennuome | amfiennuomē | amfiennuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | amfiennuosō | amfiennuose | amfiennuosē | amfiennuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amfiennuotō | amfiennuote | amfiennuotē | amfiennuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | amfiennuonō | amfiennuone | amfiennuonē | amfiennuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | amfiennuovō | amfiennuove | amfiennuovē | amfiennuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | amfiennuolō | amfiennuole | amfiennuolē | amfiennuolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amfiennuameiō | amfiennuameia | amfiennuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | amfiennuaseiō | amfiennuaseia | amfiennuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amfiennuateiō | amfiennuateia | amfiennuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | amfiennuaneiō | amfiennuaneia | amfiennuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | amfiennuaveiō | amfiennuaveia | amfiennuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | amfiennualeiō | amfiennualeia | amfiennualeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amfiennuomeiō | amfiennuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | amfiennuoseiō | amfiennuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amfiennuoteiō | amfiennuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | amfiennuoneiō | amfiennuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | amfiennuoveiō | amfiennuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | amfiennuoleiō | amfiennuoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | amfiennuasōr | amfiennuasar | amfiennuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amfiennuatōr | amfiennuatar | amfiennuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | amfiennuavōr | amfiennuavar | amfiennuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | amfiennualōr | amfiennualar | amfiennualēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | amfiennuosōr | amfiennuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amfiennuotōr | amfiennuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | amfiennuovōr | amfiennuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | amfiennuolōr | amfiennuolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amfiennuamoiō | amfiennuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | amfiennuasoiō | amfiennuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amfiennuatoiō | amfiennuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | amfiennuanoiō | amfiennuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | amfiennuavoiō | amfiennuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | amfiennualoiō | amfiennualoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amfiennuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | amfiennuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amfiennuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | amfiennuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | amfiennuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | amfiennuoloiō |
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 | amfiennuarō | amfiennuari | amfiennuara | amfiennuarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | amfiennuorō | amfiennuorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | amfiennuarōntos | amfiennuarintos | amfiennuarantos | amfiennuarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | amfiennuorōntos | amfiennuorēntos2× |
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
amfiennu 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
amfiennuatō“clothes”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 6:30… eis klibanon balorōnton tos theos houtōs amfiennuatō, ouk polle mallon vin, oligopistoir?If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which …
amfiennuorēnton“dressed”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine2×
Matthew 11:8… tinem exerchava horara? anthrōpon en malakei amfiennuorēnton? idou tois teim malakeim forarōntois en …… go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who …
Luke 7:25… exerchava horara? anthrōpon en malakei himatiei amfiennuorēnton? idou tois en himatismo endoxo kai …… go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who …