Lexical Definition

‎ἀπεκδύομαι‎ apekdýomai (ap-ek-doo'-om-ahee) to take off ^G:V
middle voice from ‎ἀπό‎ and ‎ἐκδύω‎

put off, spoil.

• to divest wholly oneself, or (for oneself) despoil

Abbott-Smith

*† ἀπ-εκ-δύω,
to strip off clothes or arms; mid., to strip off from oneself: Col 3:9; to strip, despoil (mid, for act., ICC, in l.; but cf. Lft., Ellic.), Col 2:15.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἀπεκδύομαι-δύομαι,

future -δύσομαι [ῡ]: aorist 1 -εδῡσάμην:— strip off oneself: metaphorically, put off, τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον[NT]

__II strip off for oneself, despoil, τινά [Refs]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Col.3.9}