noun · feminine
zōnas
Greekζώνη (zōnē)
Strong’sG2223
a girdle, belt, purse
stem zōn-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ζώνη, -ης, ἡ
(ζώννυμι) [in LXX for אַבְנֵט, חֲגוֹרָה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2223 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddzo'-nay
a belt; by implication, a pocket
Fromprobably akin to the base of G2218;
King Jamesgirdle, purse.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | zōnas1×ζώνη | zōnais |
| object accusative | zōnan5×ζώνην | zōnain2×ζώνας |
| direct address vocative | zōnar | zōnair |
| of, belonging to genitive | zōnau | zōnaiu |
| to, for dative | zōna | zōnai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
zōna 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
zōnas“belt”subjectnominative singular1×
Acts 21:11“belt”kai ercharatos pros nin kai airaratos tan zōnan tou Paulou daratos heautou toin podoin kai tain cheirain legata; Hōdeim legatō tem pneumem tem hagiem Ton anēron hou atō tas zōnas houtas, houtōs dali en Ierousalēm tois Ioudaiois kai paradōali eis cheirain ethneiu.Coming 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.’”
zōnan“belt”objectaccusative singular5×
Matthew 3:4“belt”autos de tos Iōannos echate tem endumem autou apo thrixaiu kamēlau kai zōnan dermatinan peri tan osfuan autou, tas de trofēas ate autou akriais kai meliem agriem.John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Mark 1:6“belt”kai ate tos Iōannos enduerētos thrixain kamēlau kai zōnan dermatinan peri tan osfuan autou, kai estharōtos akriain kai meliem agriem.John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Mark 6:8“belts”kai parangellata autoi hina mēdenem airaleiō eis hodan ei mē rabdan monem, mē arton, mē pēran, mē eis tan zōnan chalkon,He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey — no bread, no bag, no money in their belts —
Acts 21:11“belt”kai ercharatos pros nin kai airaratos tan zōnan tou Paulou daratos heautou toin podoin kai tain cheirain legata; Hōdeim legatō tem pneumem tem hagiem Ton anēron hou atō tas zōnas houtas, houtōs dali en Ierousalēm tois Ioudaiois kai paradōali eis cheirain ethneiu.Coming 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 1:13“sash”kai en mese taiu luchnaiu homoion huion anthrōpou, enduerēton podēron kai perizōnnuerēton pros toi mastoi zōnan chrusouan;and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
zōnain“belts”objectaccusative plural2×
Matthew 10:9“belts”mē kteveia chruson mēde arguron mēde chalkon eis tain zōnain vu,Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
Revelation 15:6“sashes”kai exerchala tois hepta angelois tois echarōtois tain hepta plēgain ek tou naou, enduerētois linem katharem lamprem kai perizōnnuerētois peri teim stētheim zōnain chrusouain.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.