verb
diazōnomō
Strong’sG1241
I gird, tie around
stem diazōn-3 times in the New Testament3 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.
δια-ζώννυμι, (also -ννύω)
[in LXX for חֲגוֹר, Ez 23:15 A *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1241 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
or διαζωννύω, future -ζώσω: perfect passive διέζωμαι Refs 3rd c.BC+:— gird round, encircle, embrace, Refs 2nd c.AD+:—middle, undergird one's ship, Refs 2nd c.AD+; but usually gird oneself with, διαζωσάμενοι τὸ τριβώνιον Refs 2nd c.AD+ —passive, διαζώννυσθαι ἐσθῆτα, ἀκινάκην, Refs wearing the διάζωμα Refs 5th c.BC+ invested with office, Refs 1st c.AD+
II metaphorically, engirdle, encompass, of fire, Refs 1st c.AD+; τὸν αὐχένα (i.e. the Chersonese) δ. ἐρύμασι Refs:—passive, [ἡ Ἀττικὴ] μέση διέζωσται ὄρεσιν Refs 5th c.BC+; also pass like a girdle, διὰ τῶν τροπικῶν 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| diazōnataδιέζωσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | tied … around | 1× |
| diazōnetaδιεζώσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | put on | 1× |
| diazōnorēntosδιεζωσμένος | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | tied around | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diazōnamō | diazōname | diazōnami | diazōnama | diazōnamē | diazōnamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diazōnasō | diazōnase | diazōnasi | diazōnasa | diazōnasē | diazōnaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diazōnatō | diazōnate | diazōnati | diazōnata1×διέζωσεν | diazōnatē | diazōnatelē |
| we 1st person plural | diazōnanō | diazōnane | diazōnani | diazōnana | diazōnanē | diazōnanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diazōnavō | diazōnave | diazōnavi | diazōnava | diazōnavē | diazōnavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diazōnalō | diazōnale | diazōnali | diazōnala | diazōnalē | diazōnalelē |
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 | diazōnomō | diazōnome | diazōnomē | diazōnomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diazōnosō | diazōnose | diazōnosē | diazōnoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diazōnotō | diazōnote | diazōnotē | diazōnotelē |
| we 1st person plural | diazōnonō | diazōnone | diazōnonē | diazōnonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diazōnovō | diazōnove | diazōnovē | diazōnovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diazōnolō | diazōnole | diazōnolē | diazōnolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diazōnemi | diazōnema |
| you 2nd person singular | diazōnesi | diazōnesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diazōneti | diazōneta1×διεζώσατο |
| we 1st person plural | diazōneni | diazōnena |
| ye 2nd person plural | diazōnevi | diazōneva |
| they 3rd person plural | diazōneli | diazōnela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diazōnameiō | diazōnameia | diazōnameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diazōnaseiō | diazōnaseia | diazōnaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diazōnateiō | diazōnateia | diazōnateiē |
| we 1st person plural | diazōnaneiō | diazōnaneia | diazōnaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diazōnaveiō | diazōnaveia | diazōnaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diazōnaleiō | diazōnaleia | diazōnaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diazōnomeiō | diazōnomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diazōnoseiō | diazōnoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diazōnoteiō | diazōnoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | diazōnoneiō | diazōnoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diazōnoveiō | diazōnoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diazōnoleiō | diazōnoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diazōnemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | diazōneseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diazōneteia |
| we 1st person plural | diazōneneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diazōneveia |
| they 3rd person plural | diazōneleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diazōnasōr | diazōnasar | diazōnasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diazōnatōr | diazōnatar | diazōnatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diazōnavōr | diazōnavar | diazōnavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diazōnalōr | diazōnalar | diazōnalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diazōnosōr | diazōnosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diazōnotōr | diazōnotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diazōnovōr | diazōnovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diazōnolōr | diazōnolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diazōnesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diazōnetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | diazōnevar |
| they 3rd person plural | diazōnelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diazōnamoiō | diazōnamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diazōnasoiō | diazōnasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diazōnatoiō | diazōnatoia |
| we 1st person plural | diazōnanoiō | diazōnanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diazōnavoiō | diazōnavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diazōnaloiō | diazōnaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diazōnomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | diazōnosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diazōnotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | diazōnonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | diazōnovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | diazōnoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diazōnemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diazōnesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diazōnetoia |
| we 1st person plural | diazōnenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diazōnevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diazōneloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diazōnarō | diazōnari | diazōnara | diazōnarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diazōnorō | diazōnorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | diazōneri | diazōnera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diazōnarōntos | diazōnarintos | diazōnarantos | diazōnarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diazōnorōntos | diazōnorēntos1×διεζωσμένος | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | diazōnerintos | diazōnerantos |
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
diazōn 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
diazōnata“tied … around”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 13:4… tithatō teim himatieim kai labarantos lentiem diazōnata heauton;… outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist.
diazōneta“put on”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 21:7… hoti tos kurios atō, ton ependuton diazōneta, ate gar gumnos, kai balata heauton …… that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had …
diazōnorēntos“tied around”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
John 13:5“tied around”… kai ekmassarō te lentie he ate diazōnorēntos.… disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.