Strong's Greek Concordance

G1562: ἐκδύω

ekdýō · “to strip”

Definition

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

KJV translates it as: strip, take off from, unclothe

Word origin: from G1537 (ἐκ) and the base of G1416 (δύνω);

Extended definition

ἐκ-δύω
[in LXX chiefly for פָּשַׁט ;]
to take of, strip of, strip: with accusative of person(s) (sc. clothing), Mat.27:28; with accusative of person(s) and of thing(s), Mat.27:31, Mrk.15:20, Luk.10:30; mid., to put off: figuratively, of the body, 2Co.5:4.†
(AS)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G1562 is translated

  • having stripped ×2
  • they took off ×2
  • having put off ×1
  • to be unclothed ×1

Bible verses with G1562 (ekdýō)

Ekdýō appears in 6 verses.

  • Matthew 27:28

    And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

  • Matthew 27:31

    And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from 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 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 him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:3

    If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:4

    For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.

Words derived from G1562