Word study · Greek
apekdýomai
disarm
Say it: ap-ek-DOO-o-my (approximate)
ἀπεκδύομαι
What it means
To strip off, to disarm (middle voice, to strip oneself or strip them). In 2:15 God "stripped off" or "disarmed" the rulers and authorities. Also in 3:9 of putting off the old self. It appears only in Colossians.
Range of meaning
- Strip offTake off like clothing.
- DisarmTake weapons from.
In Colossians
- Chapter 2
"Having stripped off the principalities and the powers" (2:15).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G0554 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources