to dress

Greek Verb

ζώννυμι and ζωννύω [in LXX chiefly for חָגַר;] to gird: with accusative of person(s), Jhn.21:18. Mid, to gird oneself: Act.12:8 (cf. ἀνα, δια, περι, ὑπο-ζώννυμι). (AS)

to dress

Greek Verb

ζώννῡμι (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'.)

Greek

Verb

to bind about (especially with a belt); gird; from g2223 (ζώνη)