Ekdýō — G1562

Definition

verb

to cause to sink out of, i.e. (specially as of clothing) to divest

1. to take off
2. figuratively, to put off the body, the clothing of the soul (A. V. be unclothed)

Usually translated as

strip, take off from, unclothe

Origin

from G1537 and the base of G1416

• ek (G1537)
• dýnō (G1416)

Occurrences

Ekdýō occurs 6 times in 5 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Mark (1), Luke (1), 2 Corinthians (1)

• Matthew 27:28 — And they stripped (ἐκδύσαντες) him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
• Matthew 27:31 — And after that they had mocked him, they took (ἐξέδυσαν) the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
• Matthew 27:31 — And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from (ἐξέδυσαν) him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
• Mark 15:20 — And when they had mocked him, they took off (ἐξέδυσαν) the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
• Luke 10:30 — And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped (ἐκδύσαντες) him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
• 2 Corinthians 5:4 — For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed (ἐκδύσασθαι), but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.