This middle voice verb means to clothe oneself with something or put on a garment. 1 Peter 5:5 commands believers to 'clothe yourselves with humility toward one another,' using the imagery of putting on a garment or apron. Classical Greek used it for binding something on oneself or wearing it constantly. Peter's metaphor suggests humility should be as visible and constant as clothing—not an occasional posture but a permanent disposition believers deliberately assume in all relationships. Humility becomes the 'uniform' of Christian community.