ἐπενδύομαι

ependyomai · put on over

Greek word · Strong’s number G1902 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

ependyomai (ἐπενδύομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “put on over”.

Put on clothing over other clothing; be clothed over.

How to say it

e·pen·dy·o·mai

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To wear a garment over the one already worn.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • 2 Corinthians 5:2

    For indeed in this tent we groan, longing to put on our dwelling that is from heaven,

  • 2 Corinthians 5:4

    For indeed we who are in the tent groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to put on the other over it, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.