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G1745 ἔνδυσις (éndysis)
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Quick Definition

ἔνδυσις, εως, ἡ n.f. a putting on of clothing

Strong's Definition

from 1746; investment with clothing

KJV Usage: putting on

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

noun, f. | -εως | δύνω

49.11 · Activities Involving Clothing and Adorning

wearing clothes, dressing in clothes putting on and wearing clothes

1PE 3:3

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἔν-δυσις, -ews, 7, (ἐνδύων, a putting on, (Germ. das Anziehen, der Anzug): τῶν ἱματίων, 1 Pet. iii. 3; (clothing, Job xli.4; Athen. 12 p. 550c¢.; Dio Cass. 78, 3; an entering, Plat. Crat. p. 419 ¢.).

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἔνδυσις endysis 1x

a putting on, or wearing of clothes, 1 Pet. 3:3*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἔν-δυσις, -εως, ἡ

(< ἐνδύω), [in LXX: Jb 41:4 (לְבוּשׁ), Es 5:1 * ;]

a putting on: ίματίων, I Pe 3:3.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ἔνδυσις. In Aristeas 96 amazement is caused by the appearance of the high priest Eleazar—8ia τὴν ἔνδυσιν οὗ φορεῖ χιτῶνος καὶ τῶν περὶ αὐτὸν λίθων, “‘by the wearing of the coat wherewith he is clad and the precious stones about his person ’ (Thackeray). Cf. MGr ντύσιμο, ‘‘ dressing.” ἐνδύω. P Oxy II. 285" (c. A.D. 50) πολλῇ βίᾳ χρώμενος ἀφήρπασεν ὃν ἤμην ἐνδεδυμένο (/. — évos) χιτῶνα λεινοῦν, P Giss I. 778 τότε ἔγνων, ὅτι ἔπεμ[ψ]άς μοι τὸν κιθῶναν. λείαν δέ σοι εὐχαριστ[ή]σω πία]ρὰ πᾶσι τοῖς θεοῖς, ὅτι σύ με ἐνδέδυκ[ας] με (om.). See also the interesting v/A.D. magic spell in which a goddess is transformed into an old woman,

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ἔνδυσις (endusis) — wearing. ἔνδῠσις, εως, ἡ, (ἐνδύω) entry, coined by [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. ={κατάδυσις}, [Refs 5th c.AD+]

II. putting on, ἱματίων [NT]; dressing, dress, [LXX+2nd c.BC+]

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