ἐνδύω

ἐνδύω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐνδῠ́νω (endúnō)

Etymology

From ἐν (en, “in”) + δύω (dúō, “I enter”). Compare Latin induo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /en.dý.ɔː/ → /enˈdy.o/ → /enˈdi.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /en.dý.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /enˈdy.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /enˈdy.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /enˈdy.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /enˈdi.o/

Verb

ἐνδῠ́ω • (endúō)

1. (middle) I go into
   1. (of clothes) I put on, wear
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.42:

        ἕζετο δ’ ὀρθωθείς, μαλακὸν δ’ ἔνδυνε χιτῶνα καλὸν νηγάτεον

        hézeto d’ orthōtheís, malakòn d’ éndune khitôna kalòn nēgáteon

        He sat upright, and put on his soft tunic, fair and glistering.

      • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 3.98:

        τὸ ἐνθεῦτεν φορμοῦ τρόπον καταπλέξαντες ὡς θώρηκα ἐνδύνουσι.

        tò entheûten phormoû trópon katapléxantes hōs thṓrēka endúnousi.

        They then weave them crosswise like a mat, and wear them like a breastplate.

   2. I enter
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 23.622:

        οὐδ’ ἔτ’ ἀκοντιστὺν ἐσδύσεαι

        oud’ ét’ akontistùn esdúseai

        nor shalt thou enter the contest

      • 422 BCE, Aristophanes, The Wasps 1020:

        εἰς ἀλλοτρίας γαστέρας ἐνδὺς κωμῳδικὰ πολλὰ χέασθαι

        eis allotrías gastéras endùs kōmōidikà pollà khéasthai

        slipped within the belly of another and whispered to him many a comic hit

   3. I sink in
2. (active as causal) I clothe
   • 425 BCE, Aristophanes, Lysistrata 1021:

     ἀλλὰ τὴν ἐξωμίδ’ ἐνδύσω σε

     allà tḕn exōmíd’ endúsō se

     but I will clothe you in the tunic

   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 2.42:

     κριὸν ἕνα κατακόψαντες καὶ ἀποδείραντες κατὰ τὠυτὸ ἐνδύουσι τὤγαλμα τοῦ Διός

     kriòn héna katakópsantes kaì apodeírantes katà tōutò endúousi tṓgalma toû Diós

     they cut in pieces and flay a single ram and put the fleece on the image of Zeus

Inflection

   Present: ἐνδῠ́ω, ἐνδῠ́ομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνδῠ́ω	ἐνδῠ́εις	ἐνδῠ́ει	ἐνδῠ́ετον	ἐνδῠ́ετον	ἐνδῠ́ομεν	ἐνδῠ́ετε	ἐνδῠ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐνδῠ́ω	ἐνδῠ́ῃς	ἐνδῠ́ῃ	ἐνδῠ́ητον	ἐνδῠ́ητον	ἐνδῠ́ωμεν	ἐνδῠ́ητε	ἐνδῠ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐνδῠ́οιμῐ	ἐνδῠ́οις	ἐνδῠ́οι	ἐνδῠ́οιτον	ἐνδῠοίτην	ἐνδῠ́οιμεν	ἐνδῠ́οιτε	ἐνδῠ́οιεν
	imperative		ἔνδῠε	ἐνδῠέτω	ἐνδῠ́ετον	ἐνδῠέτων		ἐνδῠ́ετε	ἐνδῠόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐνδῠ́ομαι	ἐνδῠ́ῃ, ἐνδῠ́ει	ἐνδῠ́εται	ἐνδῠ́εσθον	ἐνδῠ́εσθον	ἐνδῠόμεθᾰ	ἐνδῠ́εσθε	ἐνδῠ́ονται
	subjunctive	ἐνδῠ́ωμαι	ἐνδῠ́ῃ	ἐνδῠ́ηται	ἐνδῠ́ησθον	ἐνδῠ́ησθον	ἐνδῠώμεθᾰ	ἐνδῠ́ησθε	ἐνδῠ́ωνται
	optative	ἐνδῠοίμην	ἐνδῠ́οιο	ἐνδῠ́οιτο	ἐνδῠ́οισθον	ἐνδῠοίσθην	ἐνδῠοίμεθᾰ	ἐνδῠ́οισθε	ἐνδῠ́οιντο
	imperative		ἐνδῠ́ου	ἐνδῠέσθω	ἐνδῠ́εσθον	ἐνδῠέσθων		ἐνδῠ́εσθε	ἐνδῠέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐνδῠ́ειν				ἐνδῠ́εσθαι
participle	m	ἐνδῠ́ων				ἐνδῠόμενος
	f	ἐνδῠ́ουσᾰ				ἐνδῠομένη
	n	ἐνδῠ́ον				ἐνδῠόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ἐνδῠ́νω, ἐνδῠ́νομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνδῠ́νω	ἐνδῠ́νεις	ἐνδῠ́νει	ἐνδῠ́νετον	ἐνδῠ́νετον	ἐνδῠ́νομεν	ἐνδῠ́νετε	ἐνδῠ́νουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐνδῠ́νω	ἐνδῠ́νῃς	ἐνδῠ́νῃ	ἐνδῠ́νητον	ἐνδῠ́νητον	ἐνδῠ́νωμεν	ἐνδῠ́νητε	ἐνδῠ́νωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐνδῠ́νοιμῐ	ἐνδῠ́νοις	ἐνδῠ́νοι	ἐνδῠ́νοιτον	ἐνδῠνοίτην	ἐνδῠ́νοιμεν	ἐνδῠ́νοιτε	ἐνδῠ́νοιεν
	imperative		ἔνδῠνε	ἐνδῠνέτω	ἐνδῠ́νετον	ἐνδῠνέτων		ἐνδῠ́νετε	ἐνδῠνόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐνδῠ́νομαι	ἐνδῠ́νῃ, ἐνδῠ́νει	ἐνδῠ́νεται	ἐνδῠ́νεσθον	ἐνδῠ́νεσθον	ἐνδῠνόμεθᾰ	ἐνδῠ́νεσθε	ἐνδῠ́νονται
	subjunctive	ἐνδῠ́νωμαι	ἐνδῠ́νῃ	ἐνδῠ́νηται	ἐνδῠ́νησθον	ἐνδῠ́νησθον	ἐνδῠνώμεθᾰ	ἐνδῠ́νησθε	ἐνδῠ́νωνται
	optative	ἐνδῠνοίμην	ἐνδῠ́νοιο	ἐνδῠ́νοιτο	ἐνδῠ́νοισθον	ἐνδῠνοίσθην	ἐνδῠνοίμεθᾰ	ἐνδῠ́νοισθε	ἐνδῠ́νοιντο
	imperative		ἐνδῠ́νου	ἐνδῠνέσθω	ἐνδῠ́νεσθον	ἐνδῠνέσθων		ἐνδῠ́νεσθε	ἐνδῠνέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐνδῠ́νειν				ἐνδῠ́νεσθαι
participle	m	ἐνδῠ́νων				ἐνδῠνόμενος
	f	ἐνδῠ́νουσᾰ				ἐνδῠνομένη
	n	ἐνδῠ́νον				ἐνδῠνόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐνέδῠον, ἐνεδῠόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνέδῠον	ἐνέδῠες	ἐνέδῠε(ν)	ἐνεδῠ́ετον	ἐνεδῠέτην	ἐνεδῠ́ομεν	ἐνεδῠ́ετε	ἐνέδῠον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐνεδῠόμην	ἐνεδῠ́ου	ἐνεδῠ́ετο	ἐνεδῠ́εσθον	ἐνεδῠέσθην	ἐνεδῠόμεθᾰ	ἐνεδῠ́εσθε	ἐνεδῠ́οντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐνέδῠνον, ἐνεδῠνόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνέδῠνον	ἐνέδῠνες	ἐνέδῠνε(ν)	ἐνεδῠ́νετον	ἐνεδῠνέτην	ἐνεδῠ́νομεν	ἐνεδῠ́νετε	ἐνέδῠνον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐνεδῠνόμην	ἐνεδῠ́νου	ἐνεδῠ́νετο	ἐνεδῠ́νεσθον	ἐνεδῠνέσθην	ἐνεδῠνόμεθᾰ	ἐνεδῠ́νεσθε	ἐνεδῠ́νοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐνδῡ́σω, ἐνδῡ́σομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνδῡ́σω	ἐνδῡ́σεις	ἐνδῡ́σει	ἐνδῡ́σετον	ἐνδῡ́σετον	ἐνδῡ́σομεν	ἐνδῡ́σετε	ἐνδῡ́σουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐνδῡ́σοιμῐ	ἐνδῡ́σοις	ἐνδῡ́σοι	ἐνδῡ́σοιτον	ἐνδῡσοίτην	ἐνδῡ́σοιμεν	ἐνδῡ́σοιτε	ἐνδῡ́σοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐνδῡ́σομαι	ἐνδῡ́σῃ, ἐνδῡ́σει	ἐνδῡ́σεται	ἐνδῡ́σεσθον	ἐνδῡ́σεσθον	ἐνδῡσόμεθᾰ	ἐνδῡ́σεσθε	ἐνδῡ́σονται
	optative	ἐνδῡσοίμην	ἐνδῡ́σοιο	ἐνδῡ́σοιτο	ἐνδῡ́σοισθον	ἐνδῡσοίσθην	ἐνδῡσοίμεθᾰ	ἐνδῡ́σοισθε	ἐνδῡ́σοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐνδῡ́σειν			ἐνδῡ́σεσθαι
participle	m	ἐνδῡ́σων			ἐνδῡσόμενος
	f	ἐνδῡ́σουσᾰ			ἐνδῡσομένη
	n	ἐνδῦσον			ἐνδῡσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐνέδῡσᾰ, ἐνεδῡσᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνέδῡσᾰ	ἐνέδῡσᾰς	ἐνέδῡσε(ν)	ἐνεδῡ́σᾰτον	ἐνεδῡσᾰ́την	ἐνεδῡ́σᾰμεν	ἐνεδῡ́σᾰτε	ἐνέδῡσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐνδῡ́σω	ἐνδῡ́σῃς	ἐνδῡ́σῃ	ἐνδῡ́σητον	ἐνδῡ́σητον	ἐνδῡ́σωμεν	ἐνδῡ́σητε	ἐνδῡ́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐνδῡ́σαιμῐ	ἐνδῡ́σειᾰς, ἐνδῡ́σαις	ἐνδῡ́σειε(ν), ἐνδῡ́σαι	ἐνδῡ́σαιτον	ἐνδῡσαίτην	ἐνδῡ́σαιμεν	ἐνδῡ́σαιτε	ἐνδῡ́σειᾰν, ἐνδῡ́σαιεν
	imperative		ἔνδῡσον	ἐνδῡσᾰ́τω	ἐνδῡ́σᾰτον	ἐνδῡσᾰ́των		ἐνδῡ́σᾰτε	ἐνδῡσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐνεδῡσᾰ́μην	ἐνεδῡ́σω	ἐνεδῡ́σᾰτο	ἐνεδῡ́σᾰσθον	ἐνεδῡσᾰ́σθην	ἐνεδῡσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐνεδῡ́σᾰσθε	ἐνεδῡ́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐνδῡ́σωμαι	ἐνδῡ́σῃ	ἐνδῡ́σηται	ἐνδῡ́σησθον	ἐνδῡ́σησθον	ἐνδῡσώμεθᾰ	ἐνδῡ́σησθε	ἐνδῡ́σωνται
	optative	ἐνδῡσαίμην	ἐνδῡ́σαιο	ἐνδῡ́σαιτο	ἐνδῡ́σαισθον	ἐνδῡσαίσθην	ἐνδῡσαίμεθᾰ	ἐνδῡ́σαισθε	ἐνδῡ́σαιντο
	imperative		ἔνδῡσαι	ἐνδῡσᾰ́σθω	ἐνδῡ́σᾰσθον	ἐνδῡσᾰ́σθων		ἐνδῡ́σᾰσθε	ἐνδῡσᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐνδῦσαι			ἐνδῡ́σᾰσθαι
participle	m	ἐνδῡ́σᾱς			ἐνδῡσᾰ́μενος
	f	ἐνδῡ́σᾱσᾰ			ἐνδῡσᾰμένη
	n	ἐνδῦσᾰν			ἐνδῡσᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐνέδῡν

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνέδῡν	ἐνέδῡς	ἐνέδῡ	ἐνέδῡτον	ἐνεδῡ́την	ἐνέδῡμεν	ἐνέδῡτε	ἐνέδῡσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐνδῠ́ω	ἐνδῠ́ῃς	ἐνδῠ́ῃ	ἐνδῠ́ητον	ἐνδῠ́ητον	ἐνδῠ́ωμεν	ἐνδῠ́ωτε	ἐνδῠ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative
	imperative		ἔνδῡθῐ	ἐνδῡ́τω	ἔνδῡτον	ἐνδῡ́των		ἔνδῡτε	ἐνδῡ́ντων
middle	indicative
	subjunctive
	optative
	imperative
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐνδῦναι
participle	m	ἐνδῡ́ς
	f	ἐνδῦσᾰ
	n	ἐνδῠ́ν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἐνδέδῡκᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνδέδῡκᾰ	ἐνδέδῡκᾰς	ἐνδέδῡκε(ν)	ἐνδεδῡ́κᾰτον	ἐνδεδῡ́κᾰτον	ἐνδεδῡ́κᾰμεν	ἐνδεδῡ́κᾰτε	ἐνδεδῡ́κᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐνδεδῡ́κω	ἐνδεδῡ́κῃς	ἐνδεδῡ́κῃ	ἐνδεδῡ́κητον	ἐνδεδῡ́κητον	ἐνδεδῡ́κωμεν	ἐνδεδῡ́κητε	ἐνδεδῡ́κωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐνδεδῡ́κοιμῐ, ἐνδεδῡκοίην	ἐνδεδῡ́κοις, ἐνδεδῡκοίης	ἐνδεδῡ́κοι, ἐνδεδῡκοίη	ἐνδεδῡ́κοιτον	ἐνδεδῡκοίτην	ἐνδεδῡ́κοιμεν	ἐνδεδῡ́κοιτε	ἐνδεδῡ́κοιεν
	imperative		ἐνδέδῡκε	ἐνδεδῡκέτω	ἐνδεδῡ́κετον	ἐνδεδῡκέτων		ἐνδεδῡ́κετε	ἐνδεδῡκόντων
		active
infinitive		ἐνδεδῡκέναι
participle	m	ἐνδεδῡκώς
	f	ἐνδεδῡκυῖᾰ
	n	ἐνδεδῡκός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Synonyms

• ἕννυμι (hénnumi)

Derived terms

• ἀντενδῠ́ομαι (antendúomai)
• ἐπενδῠ́νω (ependúnō)
• μετενδῠ́ω (metendúō)
• πᾰρενδῠ́ομαι (parendúomai)
• σῠνενδῠ́ομαι (sunendúomai)
• ῠ̔πενδῠ́ω (hupendúō)

Related terms

• ἔνδῡμᾰ (éndūma)
• ἔνδῠσῐς (éndusis)
• ἐνδῠτέον (endutéon)
• ἐνδῠτήρ (endutḗr)
• ἐνδῠτήρῐος (endutḗrios)
• ἐνδύτης (endútēs)
• ἐνδῠτός (endutós)

Descendants

• Greek: ντύνω (dýno)

References

• “ἐνδύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐνδύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐνδύω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• ἐνδύω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
• G1746 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible