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Greek

4016. periballo -- to throw around, put on
... From peri and ballo; to throw all around, ie Invest (with a palisade or with clothing) --
array, cast about, clothe(-d me), put on. see GREEK peri. ...
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1746. enduo -- to clothe or be clothed with (in the sense of ...
... From en and duno (in the sense of sinking into a garment); to invest with clothing
(literally or figuratively) -- array, clothe (with), endue, have (put) on. ...
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1982. episkiazo -- to overshadow
... From epi and a derivative of skia; to cast a shade upon, ie (by analogy) to envelop
in a haze of brilliancy; figuratively, to invest with preternatural ...
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1737. endidusko -- to put on, be clothed with
... clothe in, wear. A prolonged form of enduo; to invest (with a garment) -- clothe
in, wear. see GREEK enduo. (endiduskousin) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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294. amphiennumi -- to clothe
... clothe. From the base of amphoteros and hennumi (to invest); to enrobe --
clothe. see GREEK amphoteros. (amphiezei) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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4034. perilampo -- to shine around
... shine around. From peri and lampo; to illuminate all around, ie Invest with
a halo -- shine round about. see GREEK peri. see GREEK lampo. ...
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1902. ependuomai -- to have on over
... be clothed upon. Middle voice from epi and enduo; to invest upon oneself -- be clothed
upon. see GREEK epi. see GREEK enduo. (ependusasthai) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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Library

Be Your Own Executor.
... But, but"and the whole heart of the teaching is here"be very wary about your
exchanges. Invest your money in men, wherever the need may be. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks with world winners/be your own executor.htm

The Toiling Christ
... And, perhaps, if we thought a little more than we do of such a prosaic characteristic
of His life as that, it might invest it with some more reality for us ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/the toiling christ.htm

The Image Cannot Represent the True Form of God, Else God Would be ...
... For if the reason of their being thus fashioned is, that the Deity is of human form,
why do they invest it also with the forms of irrational creatures? ...
/.../select works and letters or athanasius/section 22 the image cannot.htm

Thoughts for the Clergy on the Amusement Question.
... Thousands are freely expended to invest the bar room and the gambling hall with
the cozy attractions of the parlor. The harlot's palace opens wide its doors. ...
/.../vincent/amusement a force in christian training/thoughts for the clergy on.htm

The End of the Quarrel
... By this Concordat (1107) Henry I agreed to give up his claim to invest with the
ring and staff, while Archbishop Anselm allowed that the elected bishop might ...
/.../medley/the church and the empire/chapter iii the end of.htm

Touching the First Subject of all the Forementioned Power of the ...
... If it be objected: How can the brethren of the Church invest an Elder with rule
over them, if they had not power of rule in themselves to communicate to him? ...
/.../chap vii touching the first.htm

The Five Books Against Marcion
... Creation, Which, However, is a Worthy Witness of God This Worthiness Illustrated
by References to the Heathen Philosophers, Who Were Apt to Invest the Several ...
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Who is the Rich Man that Shall be Saved?
... glorify God, who is alone perfect and good, "of whom are all things, and by whom
are all things, and for whom are all things," [3839] they invest [3840] with ...
/.../clement/who is the rich man that shall be saved/who is the rich man.htm

Lessons from the Angelus
... STUDENTS are recommended to invest in certain books; I am going to take the liberty
to suggest to you the buying of a certain picture which you can get for a ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/drummond/a life for a life/lessons from the angelus.htm

The Kingdom of God: Its Values
... The infant capitalists of that day were wise enough to liquidate their
other holdings and invest everything in the main chance. ...
/.../rauschenbusch/the social principles of jesus/chapter iv the kingdom of.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; -- opposed to divest. Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to invest one with a robe.

2. (v. t.) To put on.

3. (v. t.) To clothe, as with office or authority; to place in possession of rank, dignity, or estate; to endow; to adorn; to grace; to bedeck; as, to invest with honor or glory; to invest with an estate.

4. (v. t.) To surround, accompany, or attend.

5. (v. t.) To confer; to give.

6. (v. t.) To enclose; to surround of hem in with troops, so as to intercept succors of men and provisions and prevent escape; to lay siege to; as, to invest a town.

7. (v. t.) To lay out (money or capital) in business with the /view of obtaining an income or profit; as, to invest money in bank stock.

8. (v. i.) To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; -- usually followed by in.

Thesaurus

Invest (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; -- opposed to divest.
Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to invest one with a robe. ...
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Vest (11 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) To clothe with authority, power, or the like; to put in possession; to invest;
to furnish; to endow; -- followed by with before the thing conferred; as ...
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Crown (94 Occurrences)
... with a crown. 25. (n.) To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence,
to invest with royal dignity and power. 26. (n.) To bestow ...
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Veil (67 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) Same as Velum, 3. 7. (n.) To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.
8. (n.) Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal. Int. ...
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Ordain (13 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; to introduce into the
office of the Christian ministry, by the laying on of hands, or other forms ...
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Lord (59401 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) The Supreme Being; Jehovah. 8. (n.) The Savior; Jesus Christ. 9. (vt)
To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord. 10. ...
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Gum (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The dense tissues which invest the teeth,
and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws. 2. (vt) To ...
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Girt (13 Occurrences)
... 1. (imp. & pp) of Gird. 2. (v.) imp. & pp of Gird. 3. (v.) To gird; to encircle;
to invest by means of a girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree. ...
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Gird (44 Occurrences)
... girdle, bandage, etc. 8. (vt) To surround; to encircle, or encompass. 9.
(vt) To clothe; to swathe; to invest. 10. (vt) To prepare ...
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Invents (1 Occurrence)

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Bible Concordance

Invest (2 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 12:23 Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety;
(See RSV)

Numbers 27:20 You shall put of your honor on him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may obey.
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Invest

Related Terms

Vest (11 Occurrences)

Crown (94 Occurrences)

Veil (67 Occurrences)

Ordain (13 Occurrences)

Lord (59401 Occurrences)

Gum (3 Occurrences)

Girt (13 Occurrences)

Gird (44 Occurrences)