Strong's Greek: 1742. ἔνδυμα (enduma) -- Garment, clothing, apparel

Strong's Lexicon

enduma: Garment, clothing, apparel

Original Word: ἔνδυμα
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: enduma
Pronunciation: EN-doo-mah
Phonetic Spelling: (en'-doo-mah)
Definition: Garment, clothing, apparel
Meaning: a garment, raiment, clothing.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ἐνδύω (enduo), meaning "to put on" or "to clothe."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3830 (לבוש, lebush): Garment, clothing

- H899 (בגד, beged): Garment, covering

Usage: The term "enduma" refers to clothing or garments. In the New Testament, it is used to describe physical clothing worn by individuals. It can also carry metaphorical implications, such as being clothed in righteousness or virtues.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, clothing was an important indicator of social status, occupation, and identity. Garments could signify wealth, authority, or religious devotion. In Jewish culture, clothing also had religious significance, with specific garments prescribed for priests and other religious functions.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from enduó
Definition
apparel (esp. the outer robe)
NASB Translation
clothes (2), clothing (5), garment (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1742: ἔνδυμα

ἔνδυμα, ἐνδυτός, τό (ἐνδύω), garment, raiment, (Aulus Gellius, Lactantiusindumentum): Matthew 6:25, 28; Luke 12:23; specifically, a cloak, an outer garment: Matthew 3:4; Matthew 22:11f (ἔνδυμα γάμου, a wedding garment); Matthew 28:3; ἔνδυμα προβάτων, sheep's clothing, i. e. the skins of sheep, Matthew 7:15 (others take the phrase figuratively: 'with a lamb-like exterior'). ((Strabo 3, 3, 7); Josephus, b. j. 5, 5, 7; (Antiquities, 3, 7, 2); Plutarch, Sol. 8; the Sept. for לְבוּשׁ.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

clothing, garment, raiment.

From enduo; apparel (especially the outer robe) -- clothing, garment, raiment.

see GREEK enduo

Forms and Transliterations

ενδυμα ενδυμά ένδυμα ἔνδυμα ενδυμασι ενδύμασι ἐνδύμασι ενδύμασιν ἐνδύμασιν ενδύματα ενδύματά ενδυματος ενδύματος ἐνδύματος ενδυμάτων enduma endumasin endumatos endyma éndyma endymasin endýmasin endymatos endýmatos

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