To dress
ἀμφιέζωStrong’s G6005amphiezō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Amphiezō is the Greek word usually translated “dresses”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?”
Meaning
Usually translated “dresses”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- dresses 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀμφιέζω amphiezō · to dress
ἀμφιέζω, see: ἀμφιάζω. ἀμφιάζω (ἀμφί, on both sides: see M, Pr., 100), Hellenistic for ἀμφιέννυμι (cf. MM, VGT, see word), [in LXX for לָבַשׁ, etc. ;] to clothe: Luk.12:28 (T, -έζει).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “dress” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DRESS, verb transitive
preterit tense and participle passive dressed or drest. [Latin]
- To make straight or a straight line; to adjust to a right line.
- To adjust; to put in good order; as, to dress the beds of a garden. Genesis 2:15Deuteronomy 28:39
- To put in good order, as a wounded limb; to cleanse a wound, and to apply medicaments.
- To prepare, in a general sense; to put in the condition desired; to make suitable or fit; as, to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress a lamp; but we, in the latter case, generally use trim.
All definitions and other forms of “dress”
- To curry, rub and comb; as, to dress a horse; or to break or tame and prepare for service, as used by Dryden; but this is unusual.
- To put the body in order, or in a suitable condition; to put on clothes; as, he dressed himself for breakfast.
- To put on rich garments; to adorn; to deck; to embellish; as, the lady dressed herself for a ball.
DRESS, verb intransitive
- To arrange in a line; as, look to the right and dress
- To pay particular regard to dress or raiment.
DRESS, noun
- That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; as, the dress of a lady is modest and becoming; a gaudy dress is evidence of a false taste.
- A suit of clothes; as, the lady has purchased an elegant dress
- Splendid clothes; habit of ceremony; as a full dress
- Skill in adjusting dress or the practice of wearing elegant clothing; as men of dress
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.