verb
enduomō
Strong’sG1746
I put on, clothe
stem endu-28 times in the New Testamentin 12 of 27 books14 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
To put on, clothe – used of dressing someone else in a garment, or of putting clothing on oneself 1234. This includes literal clothing, but the word is also used figuratively of putting on armor, and of being "clothed" with qualities or realities such as power, immortality, compassion, a new self, or Christ himself 1.
In one New Testament instance the word instead means to enter, press into, describing something making its way in and influencing people 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ἐν-δύω
(ἐνδύνω, II Ti 3:6), [in LXX chiefly for לָבַשׁ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1746 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
or ἐνδύνω (ἐνδυνέω variant in Refs 5th c.BC+, with middle ἐνδύομαι, future -δύσομαι: aorist 1 -εδυσάμη; Epic dialect aorist or imperfect -εδυσόμην: aorist 2 active -έδυν: perfect -δέδῡκα:
I with accusative of things vel loci, go into,
I.1 of clothes, put on, ἔνδυνε χιτῶνα Refs 8th c.BC+; τὴν σκευήνRefs 5th c.BC+perfect ἐνδέδῡκα, wear, κιθῶνας λινέους Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, ἐν δ᾽ αὐτὸς ἐδύσετο χαλκόν Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐνδύεσθαι ὅπλα variant in Refs 5th c.BC+; also τὸν Ταρκύνιον ἐνδύεσθαι assume the person of T., NT+1st c.BC+:—passive, to be clothed in, have on, ἐσθῆτα ἐνδεδύσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+
I.2 enter, press into, with accusative, ἐν δέ οἱ ἦτορ δῦν᾽ ἄχος ἄτλητον Refs 8th c.BC+; ἀκοντιστὺν ἐνδύσεαι thou wilt enter the contest Refs 5th c.BC+; also ἐ. εἰς.. Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς τὴν ἐπιμέλειαν ἐνδῦναι enter upon it, undertake it, Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, enter, Refs 5th c.BC+ insinuate oneself into their minds, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐνὶ χροῒ δύετο ῥινὸς ἐντυπάς Epic.inRefsperfect passive, φυσικαῖς ἐνδεδυμένος αἰτίαις uncertain in Refs 1st c.AD+: absolutely, creep in, variant for{ἐσ-}, Refs 5th c.BC+slip through, Refs 1st c.AD+
I.3 sink in, hence τρίβος ἐνδεδυκώς sunken path, Refs; ῥίς sunken nose, Refs
II causal in present ἐνδύω, future -δύσω: aorist 1 -έδυσα:—put on another, clothe in, with double accusative, τὴν ἐξωμίδ᾽ ἐνδύσω σε Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 clothe, ἐνδύουσι τὤγαλμα Refs 5th c.BC+; σύ με ἐνδέδυκας [probably ῠ] Refs 2nd c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| endualaἐνέδυσαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | put … on | 2× |
| enduetaἐνεδύσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | worn | 1× |
| enduevaἐνεδύσασθε | happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural | put on | 1× |
| endueteiaἐνδύσηται | happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular | puts on | 2× |
| endueneiaἐνδυσώμεθα | happened · weaorist middle subjunctive 1st person plural | put on | 1× |
| endueveiaἐνδύσησθε | happened · yeaorist middle subjunctive 2nd person plural | wear | 4× |
| enduavarἐνδύσατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | put … on | 1× |
| enduevarἐνδύσασθε | happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural | put on | 3× |
| endueraἐνδύσασθαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | put on | 3× |
| enduerantosἐνδυσάμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | put on | 1× |
| enduerantoisἐνδυσάμενοι | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine | put on | 4× |
| enduorēntosἐνδεδυμένος | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | clothed | 1× |
| enduorēntonἐνδεδυμένον | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine | dressed | 2× |
| enduorēntoisἐνδεδυμένοι | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | clothed | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
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 | enduamō | enduame | enduami | enduama | enduamē | enduamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | enduasō | enduase | enduasi | enduasa | enduasē | enduaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enduatō | enduate | enduati | enduata | enduatē | enduatelē |
| we 1st person plural | enduanō | enduane | enduani | enduana | enduanē | enduanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enduavō | enduave | enduavi | enduava | enduavē | enduavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | endualō | enduale | enduali | enduala2×ἐνέδυσαν | endualē | endualelē |
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 | enduomō | enduome | enduomē | enduomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | enduosō | enduose | enduosē | enduoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enduotō | enduote | enduotē | enduotelē |
| we 1st person plural | enduonō | enduone | enduonē | enduonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enduovō | enduove | enduovē | enduovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | enduolō | enduole | enduolē | enduolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enduemi | enduema |
| you 2nd person singular | enduesi | enduesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | endueti | endueta1×ἐνεδύσατο |
| we 1st person plural | endueni | enduena |
| ye 2nd person plural | enduevi | endueva1×ἐνεδύσασθε |
| they 3rd person plural | endueli | enduela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 7 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enduameiō | enduameia | enduameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | enduaseiō | enduaseia | enduaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enduateiō | enduateia | enduateiē |
| we 1st person plural | enduaneiō | enduaneia | enduaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enduaveiō | enduaveia | enduaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | endualeiō | endualeia | endualeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enduomeiō | enduomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | enduoseiō | enduoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enduoteiō | enduoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | enduoneiō | enduoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enduoveiō | enduoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | enduoleiō | enduoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enduemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | endueseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | endueteia2×ἐνδύσηται |
| we 1st person plural | endueneia1×ἐνδυσώμεθα |
| ye 2nd person plural | endueveia4×ἐνδύσησθε |
| they 3rd person plural | endueleia |
Commands — imperative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | enduasōr | enduasar | enduasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enduatōr | enduatar | enduatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | enduavōr | enduavar1×ἐνδύσατε | enduavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | endualōr | endualar | endualēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | enduosōr | enduosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enduotōr | enduotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | enduovōr | enduovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | enduolōr | enduolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | enduesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enduetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | enduevar3×ἐνδύσασθε |
| they 3rd person plural | enduelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enduamoiō | enduamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | enduasoiō | enduasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enduatoiō | enduatoia |
| we 1st person plural | enduanoiō | enduanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | enduavoiō | enduavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | endualoiō | endualoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enduomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | enduosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enduotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | enduonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | enduovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | enduoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enduemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | enduesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enduetoia |
| we 1st person plural | enduenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | enduevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | endueloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | enduarō | enduari | enduara | enduarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | enduorō | enduorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | endueri | enduera3×ἐνδύσασθαι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 10 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | enduarōntos | enduarintos | enduarantos | enduarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | enduorōntos | enduorēntos5×ἐνδεδυμένος | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | enduerintos | enduerantos5×ἐνδυσάμενος |
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
endu 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.
28 occurrences, every one of them listed
enduala“put … on”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 27:31… auto, ekduala auton tan chlamudan kai enduala auton teim himatieim autou kai apagala …… Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away …
Mark 15:20… auto, ekduala auton tan porfuran kai enduala auton teim himatieim teim idieim. kai …… they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out …
endueta“worn”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 8:27… echarōntos daimoneim; kai chrono hikano ouk endueta himatiem, kai en oikia ouk menate …… long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house …
endueva“put on”happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural1×
Galatians 3:27“put on”hosois gar eis Christon baptiziva, Christon endueva;For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
endueteia“puts on”happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular2×
1 Corinthians 15:54“puts on”hotan de tem fthartem houtem endueteia aftharsian kai tem thnētem houtem endueteia …When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality …
1 Corinthians 15:54“puts on”… endueteia aftharsian kai tem thnētem houtem endueteia athanasian, tote geneti tos logos tos …… with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is …
endueneia“put on”happened · weaorist middle subjunctive 1st person plural1×
Romans 13:12… apobaleneia oun teim ergeim teu skoteu, endueneia de teim hopleim teu fōteu.… aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
endueveia“wear”happened · yeaorist middle subjunctive 2nd person plural4×
Matthew 6:25… esthiaveia, mēde te sōme vu tinem endueveia; ouchi tas psuchas polloterem atō tau …… about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food …
Mark 6:9“put on”alla hupodorēntoin sandalieim, kai mē endueveia duo chitōnoin.and to wear sandals, but not a second …
Luke 12:22… tinem esthiaveia, mēde te sōme tinem endueveia.… about your body, what you will wear.
Luke 24:49… kathizavar en ta pola heōs hou endueveia ek hupseu dunamian.… the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
enduavar“put … on”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Luke 15:22… Tachuem ekferavar stolan tan prōtan kai enduavar auton, kai dōavar daktulion eis tan …… Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his …
enduevar“put on”happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural3×
Romans 13:14“put on”alla enduevar ton kurion Iēsun Christon, kai tau …… yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of …
Ephesians 6:11enduevar tan panoplian tou theou pros tem …Put on the full armor of God, so …
Colossians 3:12“put on”Enduevar oun hōs eklektois tou theou, hagiois …Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved …
enduera“put on”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive3×
1 Corinthians 15:53“put on”datō gar tem fthartem houtem enduera aftharsian kai tem thnētem houtem enduera …For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
1 Corinthians 15:53“put on”… enduera aftharsian kai tem thnētem houtem enduera athanasian.… with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
Ephesians 4:24kai enduera ton kainon anthrōpon ton kata theon …and to put on the new self, created to be …
enduerantos“put on”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 12:21“put on”takta de hēmera tos Hērōdos enduerantos esthan basilikan kai kathizarantos epi teu …On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
enduerantois“put on”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine4×
2 Corinthians 5:3“having been unclothed”ei ge kai enduerantois ouk gumnois heuriskini.… we will not be found naked.
Ephesians 6:14“put on”… tan osfuan vu en alētheia, kai enduerantois ton thōrakon tau dikaiosunau,… then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
Colossians 3:10kai enduerantois ton neon ton anakainorōnton eis epignōsian …and have put on the new self, which is being …
1 Thessalonians 5:8“put on”nis de hēmerau arōntois nēfaneiō, enduerantois thōrakon pistiau kai agapau kai perikefalaian …But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our …
enduorēntos“clothed”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Mark 1:6kai ate tos Iōannos enduorēntos trichain kamēlau kai zōnan dermatinan peri …John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather …
enduorēnton“dressed”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine2×
Matthew 22:11… toin anakeiorōntoin horata ekei anthrōpon ouk enduorēnton endumem gamou;… spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.
Revelation 1:13… mese taiu luchnaiu homoion huion anthrōpou, enduorēnton podēron kai perizōnorēnton pros toi mastoi …… One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden …
enduorēntois“clothed”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine2×
Revelation 15:6“clothed”… tain hepta plēgain ek tou naou, enduorēntois linem katharem lamprem kai perizōnorēntois peri …And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.
Revelation 19:14“wearing”… ourano akolouthate auto epi hippoi leukoi, enduorēntois bussinem leukem katharem.… armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.