Dictionary entry

G01746

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

ἐνδύω

Infl. and -δύνω

Infl. with Mid. ἐνδύομαι

Infl. fut. -δύσομαι

Infl. aor1 -εδυσάμην

Infl. and aor2 act. -έδυν

I. c. acc., "to go into",

1. of clothes, "to put on", Lat. induere sibi, ἔνδυνε χιτῶνα Il.; πέπλον Soph.:—so in Mid., Il., etc.:—perf. ἐνδέδυκα, "to wear" κιθῶνας Hdt.:—metaph. "to put on, assume" the person of.., NTest.

2. "to enter, to press into", c. acc., Il., etc.:—also, ἐνδ. εἰς.., Thuc., etc.:—also c. dat., Xen.:—absol. "to enter", Hdt.

II. Causal in pres. ἐνδύω, fut. -δύσω, aor1 -έδυσαLat. induere alicui, to put on another, "to clothe in", c. dupl. acc., Xen.

2. "to clothe", τινά Hdt.