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ἀμφιέννυμι G0294
V-RPM/P-AMS  |  4× in 1 sense
to clothe, dress; to put garments on someone
An older, somewhat literary verb for dressing or clothing someone, used in the NT exclusively by Jesus in two parallel sayings about God's providential care. In Matthew 6:30 and Luke 12:28, Jesus argues from lesser to greater: if God so clothes the grass of the field, how much more will he clothe his followers? Matthew 11:8 and Luke 7:25 use the perfect passive participle to describe someone 'dressed in' fine garments, contrasting John the Baptist's rough attire with courtly luxury.
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Senses
1. sense 1 — To put clothing on someone, to dress or array a person or thing in garments. French 'vetir' and Spanish 'vestir' both derive from Latin vestire, capturing the same basic action. The active forms in Matt 6:30 and Luke 12:28 describe God clothing the grass with splendor; the passive participle in Matt 11:8 and Luke 7:25 depicts a person dressed in luxurious garments, contrasting with the ascetic simplicity of the Baptist. 4×
PHYSICAL_ACTION › Activities Involving Clothing › Clothing and Dress
AR["مُرتَدِيًا", "مُلتَحِفًا", "يُكسيهِ", "يُكْسِي"]·ben["পরা", "পরিধান-করান,", "পরিধান-করেন", "পরিহিত"]·DE["ἀμφιέζει", "ἀμφιέννυσιν", "ἠμφιεσμένον"]·EN["clothes", "having-been-clothed"]·FR["vêtir"]·heb["לָבוּשׁ", "מַלְבִּישׁ"]·HI["पहना-हुआ", "पहनाता-है", "पहिने-हुए"]·ID["berpakaian", "memakaikan", "mendandani"]·IT["vestire"]·jav["ingkang-ngagem?", "mangangge", "ngagem", "ngagemi"]·KO["입은", "입히시면", "입히신다"]·PT["veste", "vestido"]·RU["одевает", "одетого"]·ES["vestido", "viste"]·SW["aliyevaa", "amevaa?", "anavivika"]·TR["giydirirse", "giydiriyorsa", "giyinmiş", "giyinmiş?"]·urd["پہناتا-ہے", "پہنے-ہوئے"]
Matt 6:30, Matt 11:8, Luke 7:25, Luke 12:28
Related Senses
G0846 1. third-person pronoun reference (5552×)H???? 1. (4670×)H6213a 1. do, perform, act (2383×)G4160 1. do, act, perform (473×)H5221 1. Hifil: to strike in battle, smite enemies (362×)H0899b 1. garment, article of clothing (216×)H6213a 2. make, construct, fabricate (148×)H3772 1. cut a covenant / make a pact (97×)H5060 1. touch physically (Qal) (96×)H3615 1. complete a task (Piel) (85×)H3772 2. cut off / destroy (Hifil causative) (81×)H3920 1. capture, seize (Qal) (76×)H???? 12. (76×)H3772 3. be cut off / be eliminated (Niphal) (74×)H6213a 3. be done, be made (Niphal) (73×)G4160 2. make, construct, create (62×)H3847 1. Qal: put on, wear (60×)H8210 1. pour out (liquid/libation) (59×)G2440 1. garment or clothing (general) (54×)H4191 4. kill / put to death (Hifil causative) (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀμφιέννυμι Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀμφιεννύω Refs 1st c.AD+: future ἀμφιέσωRefs 8th c.BC+ (ἀπ-) Refs 4th c.BC+, (προσ-) Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἠμφίεσαRefs 8th c.BC+:—middle Refs: future -έσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἠμφιεσάμηνRefs 2nd c.AD+, Epic dialect ἀμφιέσαντοRefs 8th c.BC+:—passive, aorist participle ἀμφιεσθείςRefs 2nd c.AD+: perfect ἠμφίεσμαιRefs 5th c.BC+; poetry participle ἀμφεμμένοςRefs:— put…