"pr. to go out from; to take off, strip, unclothe, Mt. 27:28, 31; mid. to lay aside, to put off, Mk. 15:20; Lk. 10:30; 2 Cor. 5:3f.*"
Definition and meaning
pr. to go out from; to take off, strip, unclothe, Mt. 27:28, 31; mid. to lay aside, to put off, Mk. 15:20; Lk. 10:30; 2 Cor. 5:3f.*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐκδύω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of ekdyo (G1562) across the King James Bible.
And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Common questions
Strong's G1562 (ekdyo) is a Greek word that means: pr. to go out from; to take off, strip, unclothe, Mt. 27:28, 31; mid. to lay aside, to put off, Mk. 15:20; Lk. 10:30; 2 Cor. 5:3f.* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word ekdyo (G1562) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1562 is ekdyo, a Greek word defined as: pr. to go out from; to take off, strip, unclothe, Mt. 27:28, 31; mid. to lay aside, to put off, Mk. 15:20; Lk. 10:30; 2 Cor. 5:3f.*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ekdyo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.