Perizōnnumi περιζώννυμι
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| περιζώννυμι | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | perizōnnumi |
| Strong's number | G4024 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to gird |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (3) |
Perizōnnumi (Greek περιζώννυμι, Strong's G4024) is a Greek verb meaning “to gird”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
περι-ζώννυμι and -ύω
(see Veitch, see word), [in LXX chiefly for חָגַר, also for אָזַר, etc. ;]
to gird (with dupl, accusative, as ὁ περιζωννύων με δύναμιν, Psa.18:32): pass., αἱ ὀσφύες περιεζωσμέναι, Luk.12:35; π. ζώνην χρυσῆν, Rev.1:13 15:6 (but see infr.). Mid., to gird oneself: Luk.12:37 17:8 (and so perh. Re, ll. with supr., cf. 1Ki.2:4); with accusative of thing(s) (figuratively), τ. ὀσφύν, Eph.6:14 (before ἐν, cf. 1Ch.15:27).†
(AS)
(see Veitch, see word), [in LXX chiefly for חָגַר, also for אָזַר, etc. ;]
to gird (with dupl, accusative, as ὁ περιζωννύων με δύναμιν, Psa.18:32): pass., αἱ ὀσφύες περιεζωσμέναι, Luk.12:35; π. ζώνην χρυσῆν, Rev.1:13 15:6 (but see infr.). Mid., to gird oneself: Luk.12:37 17:8 (and so perh. Re, ll. with supr., cf. 1Ki.2:4); with accusative of thing(s) (figuratively), τ. ὀσφύν, Eph.6:14 (before ἐν, cf. 1Ch.15:27).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | girded about (1), he shall gird himself (1), gird thyself (1), thyself (1), having (1), about (1), girt (1), girded (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | he will dress himself to serve (1), dress yourself (1), buckled around (1), around (1), girded (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Perizōnnumi, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 12:35Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
- Luke 12:37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
- Luke 17:8And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink’?
Ephesians
- Ephesians 6:14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
Revelation
- Revelation 1:13And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
- Revelation 15:6And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).