noun · neuter
endumem
Greekἔνδυμα (enduma)
Strong’sG1742
a garment, raiment
stem endum-8 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ἔνδυμα, -τος, τό
(< ἐνδύω), [in LXX chiefly for לְבוּשׁ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1742 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiden'-doo-mah
apparel (especially the outer robe)
Fromfrom G1746;
King Jamesclothing, garment, raiment.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | endumem1×ἔνδυμα | endumeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | endumeu3×ἐνδύματος | endumeiu |
| to, for dative | endume | endumei1×ἐνδύμασι |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
endume 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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
endumem“clothing”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Matthew 28:3“clothing”ate de tas eideas autou hōs astrapas kai tem endumem autou leukem hōs chiōnas.His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
endumeu“clothing”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Matthew 6:25“clothing”Dia houtem legamō vi; mē merimnavōr ta psucha vu tinem esthiaveia, mēde te sōme vu tinem endueveia; ouchi tas psuchas polloterem atō tau trofēau kai tem sōmem teu endumeu?Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
Matthew 6:28“clothing”kai peri endumeu tinem merimnavō? katamathavar teim krineim tou agrou pōs auxanalō; ouk kopialō oude nēthalō;And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.
Luke 12:23“clothing”tas gar psuchas polloterem atō tau trofēau kai tem sōmem teu endumeu.For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
endumei“clothing”to, fordative plural1×
Matthew 7:15“clothing”Prosechavōr apo toiu pseudoprofētoiu, hotinois erchelō pros vin en endumei probateiu esōthen de alō lukois harpaxois.Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
endumem3×
Matthew 3:4“garment”autos de tos Iōannos echate tem endumem autou apo thrixaiu kamēlau kai zōnan dermatinan peri tan osfuan autou, tas de trofēas ate autou akriais kai meliem agriem.John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Matthew 22:11“clothes”eisercharatos de tos basilevos theasera toin anakeierōtoin horata ekei anthrōpon ouk enduerēton endumem gamou;But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.
Matthew 22:12“clothes”kai legatō auto; Hetairor, pōs eiserchasa hōde mē echarōtos endumem gamou? tos de fimita.‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.