adjective
gumnos
Greekγυμνός (gumnos)
Strong’sG1131
wearing only the under-garment, bare
stem gumn-15 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books7 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
γυμνός, -ή, -όν,
[in LXX chiefly for עָרוֹם;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1131 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidgoom-nos'
nude (absolute or relative, literal or figurative)
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamesnaked.
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 | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | gumnos6×γυμνὸς | gumnas | gumnem | gumnois2×γυμνοὶ | gumnais | gumneim1×γυμνὰ |
| object accusative | gumnon3×γυμνὸν | gumnan1×γυμνήν | gumnoin1×γυμνοὺς | gumnain | ||
| direct address vocative | gumnor | gumnar | gumnoir | gumnair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | gumnou | gumnau | gumneu1×γυμνοῦ | gumnoiu | gumnaiu | gumneiu |
| to, for dative | gumno | gumna | gumne | gumnoi | gumnai | gumnei |
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
gumn 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
15 occurrences, every one of them listed
gumnos“naked”subjectnominative singular6×
Matthew 25:36“naked”gumnos kai periballava min, asthenama kai episkepteva min, en fulaka eme kai erchava pros min.I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’
Matthew 25:43“naked”xenos eme kai ouk sunagava min, gumnos kai ouk periballava min, asthenon kai en fulaka kai ouk episkepteva min.I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’
Mark 14:52“naked”tos de kataleiparatos tan sindōnan gumnos feugata.but he pulled free of the linen cloth and ran away naked.
John 21:7“stripped”legatō oun tos mathētos ekeinos hon agapate tos Iēsus to Petro; Tos kurios atō. Simōnos oun Petros, akouaratos hoti tos kurios atō, ton ependuton diazōneta, ate gar gumnos, kai ballata heauton eis tan thalassan;Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it . . . ) and jumped into the sea.
Revelation 3:17“naked”hoti legasō hoti Plousios amō kai ploutamē kai oudenem chreian echamō, kai ouk oidasē hoti sis asō tos talaipōros kai eleeinos kai ptōchos kai tuflos kai gumnos,You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
Revelation 16:15“naked”Idou erchemō hōs kleptos. makarios tos grēgorarōtos kai tērarōtos teim himatieim autou, hina mē gumnos peripatateiō kai blepaleiō tan aschēmosunan autou“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
gumnon“naked”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 25:38“naked”pote de sin horana xenon kai sunagana, ē gumnon kai periballana?When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
Matthew 25:44“naked”tote apokrinili kai autois legarōtois; Kurior, pote sin horana peinarōton ē dipsarōton ē xenon ē gumnon ē asthenon ē en fulaka kai ouk diakonana si?And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
1 Corinthians 15:37“bare”kai hem speirasō, ouk tem sōmem tem gineritem speirasō alla gumnon kokkon ei tunchanatoia sitou ē tineu teiu loipeiu;And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else.
gumnan“naked”objectaccusative singular1×
Revelation 17:16“naked”kai teim deka kerateim heim horasa kai tem thērem, houtois misali tan pornan, kai erēmirētan poiali autan kai gumnan, kai tain sarxain autau esthieli, kai autan katakaiali en pure;And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
gumneu“naked”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Mark 14:51“naked”Kai neaniskos tinos sunakolouthate auto periballerētos sindōnan epi gumneu, kai kratalō auton,One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him,
gumnois“naked”subjectnominative plural2×
2 Corinthians 5:3“naked”ei ge kai endueratois ouk gumnois heuriskini.because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.
James 2:15“naked”ean adelfos ē adelfas gumnois huparchaleiō kai leiperōtois tau efēmerau trofēau,Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
gumnoin“naked”objectaccusative plural1×
Acts 19:16“naked”kai efalleratos tos anthrōpos epi autoin en ho ate tem pneumem tem ponērem katakurieuaratos amfoteroiu ischuata kata autoiu, hōste gumnoin kai traumatizirētoin ekfeugara ek tou oikou ekeinou.Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
gumneim“naked”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Hebrews 4:13“naked”kai ouk atō ktisias afanas enōpion autou, panteim de gumneim kai trachēlizirēteim toi ofthalmoi autou, pros hon ni tos logos.Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.