verb
zōnamō
Strong’sG2224
I gird
stem zōn-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 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.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(ὑπο-ζωνύναι Refs 5th c.BC+; ζωννύω Refs 5th c.BC+: imperfect ἐζώννυον NT: future ζώσω LXX+NT: aorist 1 ἔζωσα Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect ἔζωκα Refs 1st c.BC+:—middle (see. below Refs:—passive, aorist 1 ἐζώσθην Refs 4th c.BC+perfect ἔζωμαι (δι-) Refs 5th c.BC+[same place]; also in middle sense (see. below): rare in Attic dialect, even in compounds:—gird, especially gird round the loins for a pugilistic conflict (see. below), ἄγον ζώσαντες ἀνάγκῃ Refs 8th c.BC+ (here only active in Refs 8th c.BC+; ζ. τινά hug him in wrestling, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ζ. γαῖαν, of Ocean, Refs 1st c.AD+; ζ. νῆα ὅπλῳ,= ὑποζώννυμι LXX+3rd c.BC+
II middle, ζώννῠμαι, gird oneself, especially of athletes. γυμνός, ζωννυμένων τῶν πρὶν ἐνὶ σταδίῳ Refs 4th c.BC+; τὼ δὲ ζωσαμένω βήτην ἐς μέσσον ἀγῶνα Refs 8th c.BC+
II.2 generally, gird up one's loins for battle, ζώννυσθαι ἄνωγεν Ἀργείους Refs 8th c.BC+: with accusative, ὅθι ζωννύσκετο μίτρην Refs 8th c.BC+
III passive, to be fixed by means of girths, LXX
III.2 to be formed in belts or seams, καδμεία ἐζωσμένη (ἐξωσμ- codices) probably in Refs 5th c.BC+ yōs-, cf. Lithuanian júosti 'to gird', júostas, Avest. yāsta-,= ζωστός 'girt'.)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 | zōnomō | zōnome | zōnomē | zōnomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōnosō | zōnose | zōnosē | zōnoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōnotō | zōnote | zōnotē | zōnotelē |
| we 1st person plural | zōnonō | zōnone | zōnonē | zōnonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōnovō | zōnove | zōnovē | zōnovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōnolō | zōnole | zōnolē | zōnolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōnemi | zōnema |
| you 2nd person singular | zōnesi | zōnesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōneti | zōneta |
| we 1st person plural | zōneni | zōnena |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōnevi | zōneva |
| they 3rd person plural | zōneli | zōnela |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōnomeiō | zōnomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōnoseiō | zōnoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōnoteiō | zōnoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | zōnoneiō | zōnoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōnoveiō | zōnoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōnoleiō | zōnoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōnemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | zōneseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōneteia |
| we 1st person plural | zōneneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōneveia |
| they 3rd person plural | zōneleia |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zōnosōr | zōnosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōnotōr | zōnotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōnovōr | zōnovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | zōnolōr | zōnolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zōnesar1×Ζῶσαι |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōnetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōnevar |
| they 3rd person plural | zōnelar |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōnomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | zōnosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōnotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | zōnonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōnovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | zōnoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōnemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | zōnesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōnetoia |
| we 1st person plural | zōnenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōnevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | zōnorō | zōnorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | zōneri | zōnera |
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 | zōnarōntos | zōnarintos | zōnarantos | zōnarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | zōnorōntos | zōnorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | zōnerintos | zōnerantos |
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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
zōnase“fasten … belt”was happening · youimperfect active indicative 2nd person singular1×
John 21:18“fasten … belt”… amēn legamō si, hote ase neoteros, zōnase siauton kai peripatase hopou thelase; hotan …Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are …
zōnati“gird”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 21:18“gird”… tain cheirain su, kai allosos sin zōnati kai ferati hopou ouk thelasō.… 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 …“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told …