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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4683. σπαργανόω (sparganoó) -- To swaddle, to wrap in swaddling clothes</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4683.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/1-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4683.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4683</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4682.htm" title="4682">◄</a> 4683. sparganoó <a href="../greek/4684.htm" title="4684">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">sparganoó: To swaddle, to wrap in swaddling clothes</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">σπαργανόω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>sparganoó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>spar-gan-OH-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(spar-gan-o'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To swaddle, to wrap in swaddling clothes<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I swathe, wrap in swaddling clothes.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From σπάργανον (sparganon), meaning "a swaddling band" or "strip of cloth."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "sparganoó," the concept of swaddling is present in the Hebrew Bible. For example, in Ezekiel 16:4, the practice of swaddling is mentioned in the context of God's care for Israel: "On the day you were born, your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to cleanse you, nor were you rubbed with salt, nor wrapped in swaddling clothes."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "sparganoó" refers to the act of wrapping an infant in swaddling clothes, which are strips of cloth used to bind a newborn baby tightly. This practice was common in ancient times to provide warmth and security to the infant.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures, swaddling was a customary practice for newborns. It was believed to help the baby feel secure and to promote proper limb development. Swaddling clothes were typically made of linen or wool, and the act of swaddling symbolized care and protection. This practice is still observed in various forms in many cultures around the world today.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from sparganon (a swathing band)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to wrap in swaddling clothes<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>wrapped...in cloths (1), wrapped in cloths (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4683: σπαργανόω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σπαργανόω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">σπαργάνω</span>: 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐσπαργάνωσα</span>; perfect passive participle <span class="greek2">ἐσπαργανωμενος</span>: (<span class="greek2">σπραγανον</span> a swathing band); <span class="accented">to wrap in swaddling-clothes</span>: an infant just born, <a href="/interlinear/luke/2-7.htm">Luke 2:7, 12</a>. (<a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16-4.htm">Ezekiel 16:4</a>; (<span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>), <span class="abbreviation">Hippocrates</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>wrap in swaddling clothes. <p>From sparganon (a strip; from a derivative of the base of <a href="/greek/4682.htm">sparasso</a> meaning to strap or wrap with strips); to swathe (an infant after the Oriental custom) -- wrap in swaddling clothes. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4682.htm">sparasso</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εσπαργανώθης εσπαργανωμενον εσπαργανωμένον ἐσπαργανωμένον εσπαργάνωσα εσπαργανωσεν εσπαργάνωσεν ἐσπαργάνωσεν σπαρτίον σπαρτίου esparganomenon esparganoménon esparganōmenon esparganōménon esparganosen esparganōsen espargánosen espargánōsen<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/2-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 2:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πρωτότοκον καὶ <b>ἐσπαργάνωσεν</b> αὐτὸν καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> son; <span class="itali">and she wrapped Him in cloths,</span> and laid<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him <span class="itali">in swaddling clothes,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> first-born and <span class="itali">wrapped in swaddling clothes</span> him and<p><b><a href="/text/luke/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 2:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular">V-RPM/P-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εὑρήσετε βρέφος <b>ἐσπαργανωμένον</b> καὶ κείμενον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a baby <span class="itali">wrapped in cloths</span> and lying<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the babe <span class="itali">wrapped in swaddling clothes,</span> lying<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you will find a baby <span class="itali">wrapped in swaddling clothes</span> and lying<p><b><a href="/greek/4683.htm">Strong's Greek 4683</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4683.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/espargano_menon_4683.htm">ἐσπαργανωμένον — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/espargano_sen_4683.htm">ἐσπαργάνωσεν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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