Strong's Lexicon
G294 — ἀμφιέννυμι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G294 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀμφιέννυμι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from the base of G297 and hennumi "to invest" |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | amphiennumi |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | am-fee-en'-noo-mee |
| Meaning: | 1. to enrobe |
| KJV Renderings: | clothe |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀμφιάζω; (from ἀμφί, literally, to put around); to put on, clothe: in Luk 12:28 L WH ἀμφιάζει for Rec. ἀμφιέννυσι. (A later Greek word; the Sept. (2Ki 17:9 Alex.); Job 29:14; (); ; Psa 72:6 Symm.; several times in Themistius; cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 112; (Veitch, under the word; Buttmann, 49 (42f); Stephanus’ Thesaurus, under the word, col. 201 c. quotes from Cram. Anecdot. Ox. vol. ii., p. 338, 31 τό μέν ἀμφιέζω ἐστι κοινῶς, τό δέ ἀμφιάζω Δωρικὸν, ὥσπερ τό ὑποπιέζω καί ὑποπιάζω).) Cf. ἀμφιέζω.
STRONGS NT 294: ἀμφιέζωἀμφιέζω, equivalent to ἀμφιέννυμι; in Luk 12:28 ἀμφιέζει T Tr. Cf. ἀμφιάζω.
STRONGS NT 294: ἀμφιέννυμιἀμφιέννυμι; perfect passive ἠμφίεσμαι; (ἕννυμι); (from Homer down); to put on, to clothe: Luk 12:28 (R G; cf. ἀμφιέζω); Mat 6:30; ἐν τίνι (Buttmann, 191 (166)), Luk 7:25; Mat 11:8.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀμφιέννυμι (clothe)
Matthew 6:30
- KJV: Wherefore if God so clothe the grass of the field which to day is and to morrow is cast into the oven not much more you O ye of little faith
- GK: ει δε τον χόρτον του αγρού σήμερον όντα και αύριον εις κλίβανον βαλλόμενον ο θεός ούτως αμφιέννυσιν ου πολλώ μάλλον υμάς ολιγόπιστοι
Matthew 11:8
- KJV: But what went ye out for to see A man clothed in soft raiment behold they that wear soft are in kings’ houses
- GK: αλλά τι εξήλθετε ιδείν άνθρωπον εν μαλακοίς ιματίοις ημφιεσμένον ιδού οι τα μαλακά φορούντες εν τοις οίκοις των βασιλείων εισίν
Luke 7:25
- KJV: But what went ye out for to see A man clothed in soft raiment Behold they which are gorgeously apparelled and live delicately are in kings’ courts
- GK: αλλά τι εξεληλύθατε ιδείν άνθρωπον εν μαλακοίς ιματίοις ημφιεσμένον ιδού οι εν ιματισμώ ενδόξω και τρυφή υπάρχοντες εν τοις βασιλείοις εισίν
Luke 12:28
- KJV: If then God so clothe the grass which is to day in the field and to morrow is cast into the oven how much more you O ye of little faith
- GK: ει δε τον χόρτον εν τω αγρώ σήμερον όντα και αύριον εις κλίβανον βαλλόμενον ο θεός ούτως αμφιέννυσι πόσω μάλλον υμάς ολιγόπιστοι