verb
anazōnomō
Strong’sG328
I gird up, brace up
stem anazōn-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
† ἀνα-ζώννυμι,
[in LXX: Jg 18:16, Pr 31:17 (חגר)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G328 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
or ἀναζωννύω, future -ζώσω, gird up again, recall to service, metaphorically, τινὰ ἐπὶ τοὺς λόγουςRefs 4th c.AD+ —middle, ἀ. τὰς ὀσφύας gird up one's loins, NT+4th c.AD+; ἀνεζωσμένοι, Latin alte praecincti, Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, to be held in check, of passions, Refs 1st c.AD+
2 middle, with accusative, πόλεμον embark on, Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anazōnerantoisἀναζωσάμενοι | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine | gird up | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anazōnomō | anazōnome | anazōnomē | anazōnomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anazōnosō | anazōnose | anazōnosē | anazōnoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anazōnotō | anazōnote | anazōnotē | anazōnotelē |
| we 1st person plural | anazōnonō | anazōnone | anazōnonē | anazōnonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anazōnovō | anazōnove | anazōnovē | anazōnovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anazōnolō | anazōnole | anazōnolē | anazōnolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anazōnemi | anazōnema |
| you 2nd person singular | anazōnesi | anazōnesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anazōneti | anazōneta |
| we 1st person plural | anazōneni | anazōnena |
| ye 2nd person plural | anazōnevi | anazōneva |
| they 3rd person plural | anazōneli | anazōnela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anazōnomeiō | anazōnomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anazōnoseiō | anazōnoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anazōnoteiō | anazōnoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anazōnoneiō | anazōnoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anazōnoveiō | anazōnoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anazōnoleiō | anazōnoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anazōnemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | anazōneseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anazōneteia |
| we 1st person plural | anazōneneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anazōneveia |
| they 3rd person plural | anazōneleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anazōnosōr | anazōnosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anazōnotōr | anazōnotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anazōnovōr | anazōnovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anazōnolōr | anazōnolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anazōnesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anazōnetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | anazōnevar |
| they 3rd person plural | anazōnelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anazōnomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | anazōnosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anazōnotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | anazōnonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | anazōnovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | anazōnoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anazōnemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anazōnesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anazōnetoia |
| we 1st person plural | anazōnenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anazōnevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anazōneloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anazōnorō | anazōnorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | anazōneri | anazōnera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anazōnorōntos | anazōnorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | anazōnerintos | anazōnerantos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
anazōn is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
anazōnerantois“gird up”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 1:13“gird up”Dio anazōnerantois tain osfuain tau dianoiau vu, nēfarōntois …Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to …