ζώνη
zōnēbelt/sash/girdleHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine8 occurrences4 books7 verses
Definition
ζώνη, -ης, ἡ
(ζώννυμι) [in LXX for אַבְנֵט, חֲגוֹר, etc. ;]
a belt, girdle: Matthew 3:4, Mark 1:6, Acts 21:11, Revelation 1:13; 15:6; as a receptacle for money, Matthew 10:9, Mark 6:8.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ζώνη:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
8 total
- Matthew 3:4ζώνην · beltJohn wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
- Matthew 10:9ζώνας · beltsDo not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
- Mark 1:6ζώνην · beltJohn was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
- Mark 6:8ζώνην · beltsHe instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—
- Acts 21:11ζώνην · belt; ζώνη · beltComing over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
- Revelation 1:13ζώνην · sash…and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
- Revelation 15:6ζώνας · sashesAnd out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.