Naked, Nakedness

signifies (a) "unclothed," Mark 14:52; in Matthew 14:51 it is used as a noun ("his" and "body" being italicized); (b) "scantily or poorly clad," Matthew 25:36,38,43,44; Acts 19:16 (with torn garments); James 2:15; (c) "clad in the undergarment only" (the outer being laid aside), John 21:7 (see CLOTHING); (d) metaphorically, (1) of "a bare seed," 1—Corinthians 15:37; (2) of "the soul without the body," 2—Corinthians 5:3; (3) of "things exposed to the all-seeing eye of God," Hebrews 4:13; (4) of "the carnal condition of a local church," Revelation 3:17; (5) of "the similar state of an individual," Revelation 16:15; (b) of "the desolation of religious Babylon," Revelation 17:16 .

"to be naked or scantily clad" (akin to A), is used in 1—Corinthians 4:11 . In the Koine writings (see Preface to Vol. 1) it is used of being light-armed.

"nakedness" (akin to A), is used (a) of "want of sufficient clothing," Romans 8:35; 2—Corinthians 11:27; (b) metaphorically, of "the nakedness of the body," said of the condition of a local church, Revelation 3:18 .