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περιζώννυμι

perizōnnumito girdHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb6 occurrences3 books6 verses

Definition

περι-ζώννυμι and -ύω

(see Veitch, see word), [in LXX chiefly for חָגַר, also for אָזַר, etc. ;]

to gird (with dupl, accusative, as ὁ περιζωννύων με δύναμιν, Psalm 18:32): pass., αἱ ὀσφύες περιεζωσμέναι, Luke 12:35; π. ζώνην χρυσῆν, Revelation 1:13; 15:6 (but see infr.). Mid., to gird oneself: Luke 12:37; 17:8 (and so perh. Re, ll. with supr., cf. 1 Samuel 2:4); with accusative of thing(s) (figuratively), τ. ὀσφύν, Ephesians 6:14 (before ἐν, cf. 1 Chronicles 15:27).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as περιζώννυμι:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Luke 12:35περιεζωσμέναι
    Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
  2. Luke 12:37περιζώσεται · he will dress himself to serve
    Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
  3. Luke 17:8περιζωσάμενος · dress yourself
    Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you may eat and drink’?
  4. Ephesians 6:14περιζωσάμενοι · buckled around
    Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
  5. Revelation 1:13περιεζωσμένον · around
    …and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
  6. Revelation 15:6περιεζωσμένοι · girded with
    And 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.