verb
zōnamō
Greekζώννυμι (zōnnumi)
Strong’sG2224
I gird
stem zōn-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ζώννυμι and ζωννύω
[in LXX chiefly for חגר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2224 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddzone'-noo-mi
to bind about (especially with a belt)
Fromfrom G2223;
King Jamesgird.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| zōnaseἐζώννυες | was happening · youimperfect active indicative 2nd person singular | fasten … belt | 1× |
| zōnatiζώσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | gird | 1× |
| zōnesarΖῶσαι | happened · youaorist middle imperative 2nd person singular | gird | 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 | zōnamō | zōname | zōnami | zōnama | zōnamē | zōnamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōnasō | zōnase1×ἐζώννυες | zōnasi | zōnasa | zōnasē | zōnaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōnatō | zōnate | zōnati1×ζώσει | zōnata | zōnatē | zōnatelē |
| we 1st person plural | zōnanō | zōnane | zōnani | zōnana | zōnanē | zōnanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōnavō | zōnave | zōnavi | zōnava | zōnavē | zōnavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōnalō | zōnale | zōnali | zōnala | zōnalē | zōnalelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōnemō | zōneme | zōnemi | zōnema | zōnemē | zōnemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōnesō | zōnese | zōnesi | zōnesa | zōnesē | zōneselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōnetō | zōnete | zōneti | zōneta | zōnetē | zōnetelē |
| we 1st person plural | zōnenō | zōnene | zōneni | zōnena | zōnenē | zōnenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōnevō | zōneve | zōnevi | zōneva | zōnevē | zōnevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōnelō | zōnele | zōneli | zōnela | zōnelē | zōnelelē |
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 | zōnameiō | zōnameia | zōnameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōnaseiō | zōnaseia | zōnaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōnateiō | zōnateia | zōnateiē |
| we 1st person plural | zōnaneiō | zōnaneia | zōnaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōnaveiō | zōnaveia | zōnaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōnaleiō | zōnaleia | zōnaleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōnemeiō | zōnemeia | zōnemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōneseiō | zōneseia | zōneseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōneteiō | zōneteia | zōneteiē |
| we 1st person plural | zōneneiō | zōneneia | zōneneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōneveiō | zōneveia | zōneveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōneleiō | zōneleia | zōneleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zōnasōr | zōnasar | zōnasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōnatōr | zōnatar | zōnatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōnavōr | zōnavar | zōnavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | zōnalōr | zōnalar | zōnalēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zōnesōr | zōnesar1×Ζῶσαι | zōnesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōnetōr | zōnetar | zōnetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōnevōr | zōnevar | zōnevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | zōnelōr | zōnelar | zōnelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōnamoiō | zōnamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | zōnasoiō | zōnasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōnatoiō | zōnatoia |
| we 1st person plural | zōnanoiō | zōnanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōnavoiō | zōnavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | zōnaloiō | zōnaloia |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōnemoiō | zōnemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | zōnesoiō | zōnesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōnetoiō | zōnetoia |
| we 1st person plural | zōnenoiō | zōnenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōnevoiō | zōnevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | zōneloiō | zōneloia |
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 | zōnarō | zōnari | zōnara | zōnarē |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | zōnerō | zōneri | zōnera | zōnerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | zōnarōtos | zōnaritos | zōnaratos | zōnarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | zōnerōtos | zōneritos | zōneratos | zōnerētos |
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
zōn 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
zōnase“fasten … belt”was happening · youimperfect active indicative 2nd person singular1×
John 21:18“fasten … belt”amēn amēn legamō si, hote ase neoteros, zōnase siauton kai peripatase hopou thelase; hotan de gēraskaseia, ekteinasi tain cheirain su, kai allos sin zōnati kai ferati hopou ouk thelasō.Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”
zōnati“gird”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 21:18“gird”amēn amēn legamō si, hote ase neoteros, zōnase siauton kai peripatase hopou thelase; hotan de gēraskaseia, ekteinasi tain cheirain su, kai allos sin zōnati kai ferati hopou ouk thelasō.Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”
zōnesar“gird”happened · youaorist middle imperative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 12:8“gird”legata de tos angelos pros auton; Zōnesar kai hupodesar teim sandalieim su; poiata de houtōs. kai legatō auto; Periballesar tem himatiem su kai akolouthasōr mi.“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”