verb
enkombomō
Strong’sG1463
I clothe myself
stem enkomb-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.
*† 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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
middle, (κόμβος) bind a thing on oneself, wear it constantly, NT+4th c.BC+
II passive, ={δέομαι},{ἐνειλοῦμαι} 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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 | enkombomō | enkombome | enkombomē | enkombomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | enkombosō | enkombose | enkombosē | enkomboselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkombotō | enkombote | enkombotē | enkombotelē |
| we 1st person plural | enkombonō | enkombone | enkombonē | enkombonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkombovō | enkombove | enkombovē | enkombovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | enkombolō | enkombole | enkombolē | enkombolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkombemi | enkombema |
| you 2nd person singular | enkombesi | enkombesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkombeti | enkombeta |
| we 1st person plural | enkombeni | enkombena |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkombevi | enkombeva |
| they 3rd person plural | enkombeli | enkombela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkombomeiō | enkombomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | enkomboseiō | enkomboseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkomboteiō | enkomboteiē |
| we 1st person plural | enkomboneiō | enkomboneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkomboveiō | enkomboveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | enkomboleiō | enkomboleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkombemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | enkombeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkombeteia |
| we 1st person plural | enkombeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkombeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | enkombeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | enkombosōr | enkombosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkombotōr | enkombotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkombovōr | enkombovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | enkombolōr | enkombolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | enkombesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkombetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkombevar1×ἐγκομβώσασθε |
| they 3rd person plural | enkombelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkombomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | enkombosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkombotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | enkombonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkombovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | enkomboloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkombemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | enkombesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkombetoia |
| we 1st person plural | enkombenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkombevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | enkombeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | enkomborō | enkomborē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | enkomberi | enkombera |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | enkomborōntos | enkomborēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | enkomberintos | enkomberantos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
enkombevar“clothe”happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural1×
1 Peter 5:5… presbuteroi. pantoir de allēloi tan tapeinofrosunan enkombevar, hoti Tos theos huperēfanoi antitassotō tapeinoi …… your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another …