Wearing Wear
Wearing Wear [1]
a frequentative form of phero, "to bear," and denoting "repeated or habitual action," is chiefly used of clothing, weapons, etc., of soft raiment, Matthew 11:8; fine clothing, James 2:3; the crown of thorns, John 19:5 . See Bear , No. 7.
"to put on," is used in the Active Voice in Mark 15:17 (in good mss.; some have No. 3); in Luke 8:27 (Middle Voice), in some texts; the best have No. 3. For Luke 16:19 , see Clothe , No. 3.
is rendered "to wear" in Luke 8:27 (Middle Voice; see No. 2). See Clothe , No. 2, Put, No. 26.
"to bend, decline," is used of a day, "wearing" away, Luke 9:12 (in Luke 24:29 , "is far spent"). See Bow , No. 4, Flight, B, Lay, No. 6, Spend.
is translated "wear (me) out" in Luke 18:5 , Rv (Av, "weary"). For this and the somewhat different application in 1 Corinthians 9:27 , see Buffet , No. 2.
"a putting around or on" (peri, "around," tithemi, "to put"), is used in 1 Peter 3:3 of "wearing" jewels of gold (Rv).