The Greek word “gumnos”

Found fifteen times in the New Testament, the Greek adjective “gumnos” meant “naked,” “bare,” “unclad.”  In places like Mk. 14:51 and Jn. 21:7 (KJV), this word is used literally.  Peter put his outer garment on, so as not to stand “naked” before the Lord.

In other verses such as Mt. 25:36, 38, 43-44, this word means “poorly dressed.”  A definition of “forcibly stripped” is found in Acts 19:16.