ἔνδῠσις G1745
putting on, wearing, act of clothing oneself; the process or practice of getting dressed
This noun denotes the act of putting on clothing or the practice of wearing garments. First Peter 3:3 uses it in teaching about true beauty: women should not focus on outward adornment like elaborate hairstyles, gold jewelry, or fine clothes. The term emphasizes the process of dressing and the attention given to external appearance. Peter contrasts surface decoration with inner beauty of character, redirecting focus from temporary, external ἔνδυσις to lasting, internal virtues.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In 1 Peter 3:3, wives are taught not to let their adornment be merely the external ἔνδυσις of garments. The genitive construction links putting-on with clothing, emphasizing the act of dressing as decoration. Cross-lingual glosses (wearing, vestirse, Bekleidung) point to the clothing process. Classical usage included general dressing practices. Peter's contrast is clear: instead of elaborate external costuming, cultivate the incorruptible beauty of a gentle, quiet spirit. 1×
AR["ارتِداءِ"]·ben["পোশাকের"]·DE["Bekleidung"]·EN["of-wearing"]·FR["ἐνδύσεως"]·heb["לְבִישַׁת"]·HI["पहनने"]·ID["mengenakan"]·IT["enduseōs"]·jav["ngagem"]·KO["입음"]·PT["de-vestir"]·RU["облачения"]·ES["de-vestirse"]·SW["kuvaa"]·TR["giymenin"]·urd["پہننے-کا"]
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
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+