ἘΚΔΙΔΥΣΚΕΙΝ, ἐκδιδυσκειν
EKDIDYSKEIN, ekdidyskein
Sounds Like: ek-dee-DYOOS-kane
Translations: to strip off, to strip, to take off, to undress, to despoil, to plunder
From the root: ΕΚΔΙΔΥΣΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an infinitive form of the verb meaning 'to strip off' or 'to undress'. It can refer to removing clothing or armor from oneself or another. In a broader sense, it can also mean 'to despoil' or 'to plunder', implying the forceful removal of possessions from someone. It is often used in contexts of battle or violence where the defeated are stripped of their belongings.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1562 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΔΙΔΥΣΚΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΚΔΙΔΥΣΚΩΝ — stripping off, taking off, putting off, divesting, undressing
- ΕΚΔΙΔΥΣΚΕΙΝ — to strip off, to take off, to undress, to divest
- ΕΚΔΙΔΥΣΚΩ — to strip off, to take off, to undress, to divest
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