verb
enkombemō
Greekἐγκομβόομαι (enkomboomai)
Strong’sG1463
I clothe myself
stem enkomb-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† ἐγ-κομβόομαι, -οῦμαι
(< κόμβος, a knot, whence ἐγκόμβωμα, a garment tied on over others, used especially of a frock or apron worn by slaves),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1463 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saideng-kom-bo'-om-ahee
to engirdle oneself (for labor), i.e. figuratively (the apron as being a badge of servitude) to wear (in token of mutual deference)
Frommiddle voice from G1722 and κομβόω (to gird);
King Jamesbe clothed with.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| enkombevarἐγκομβώσασθε | happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural | clothe | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkombemō | enkombeme | enkombemi | enkombema | enkombemē | enkombemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | enkombesō | enkombese | enkombesi | enkombesa | enkombesē | enkombeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkombetō | enkombete | enkombeti | enkombeta | enkombetē | enkombetelē |
| we 1st person plural | enkombenō | enkombene | enkombeni | enkombena | enkombenē | enkombenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkombevō | enkombeve | enkombevi | enkombeva | enkombevē | enkombevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | enkombelō | enkombele | enkombeli | enkombela | enkombelē | enkombelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkombemeiō | enkombemeia | enkombemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | enkombeseiō | enkombeseia | enkombeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkombeteiō | enkombeteia | enkombeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | enkombeneiō | enkombeneia | enkombeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkombeveiō | enkombeveia | enkombeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | enkombeleiō | enkombeleia | enkombeleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | enkombesōr | enkombesar | enkombesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkombetōr | enkombetar | enkombetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkombevōr | enkombevar1×ἐγκομβώσασθε | enkombevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | enkombelōr | enkombelar | enkombelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkombemoiō | enkombemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | enkombesoiō | enkombesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkombetoiō | enkombetoia |
| we 1st person plural | enkombenoiō | enkombenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkombevoiō | enkombevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | enkombeloiō | enkombeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | enkomberō | enkomberi | enkombera | enkomberē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | enkomberōtos | enkomberitos | enkomberatos | enkomberētos |
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
enkomb 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
enkombevar“clothe”happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural1×
1 Peter 5:5“clothe”homoiōs, neoteroir, hupotassivar presbuteroi. pantoir de allēloi tan tapeinofrosunan enkombevar, hoti Tos theos huperēfanoi antitassetō tapeinoi de dōatō charian.Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”