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Strong's #2224 - ζώννυμι
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ζώννῡμι
(ὑπο-ζωνύναι IG 12.73.9), (παρα-) Pl. R. 553c; ζωννύω Hp. Mul. 1.68: impf. ἐζώννυον John 21:18 : fut. ζώσω LXX Exodus 29:9, Jo. l.c.: aor. 1 ἔζωσα Od. 18.76, Hp. Art. 14: pf. ἔζωκα Paus. 8.40.2, (δι-) D.H. 2.5: — Med. (v. infr. 11): — Pass., aor. 1 ἐζώσθην (δι-) Thphr. Sign. 22: pf. ἔζωμαι (δι-) Th. 1.6 ap. Phot., Suid. s.v. σέσωται, 3 sg. ἔζωται (δι-) IG 22.1491.36, (ὑπ-) ib.1621.68, ἔζωσται Hp. Art. l.c.; also in med. sense (v. infr.): rare in Att., even in compds.: —
I gird, esp. gird round the loins for a pugilistic conflict (v. infr.), ἄγον ζώσαντες ἀνάγκῃ Od. 18.76 (here only Act. in Hom.); ζῶσέ [μιν].. Ἀθήνη Hes. Op. 72; ζ. τινά hug him in wrestling, Paus. 8.40.2; ζ. γαῖαν, of Ocean, AP 9.778 (Phil.); ζ. νῆα ὅπλῳ,= ὑποζώννυμι 11, A.R. 1.368: c. dupl. acc., ζ. τινὰ ζώνην LXX Leviticus 8:7, cf. 1 Samuel 17:39.
II
1. Med., ζώννῠμαι, gird oneself, esp. of athletes. γυμνός, ζωννυμένων τῶν πρὶν ἐνὶ σταδίῳ IG 7.52.6 (Megara, iv B.C.); τὼ δὲ ζωσαμένω βήτην ἐς μέσσον ἀγῶνα Il. 23.685, cf. 710; ζώννυνταί τε νέοι καὶ ἐπεντύνονται ἄεθλα Od. 24.89; Ὀδυσσεὺς ζώσατο μὲν ῥάκεσιν περὶ μήδεα 18.67, cf. Parth. 10.2.
2. generally, gird up one's loins for battle, ζώννυσθαι ἄνωγεν Ἀργείους Il. 11.15; ζώννυσθαι [ζωστῆρι ] 10.78: c. acc., ὅθι ζωννύσκετο μίτρην 5.857 (vulg.); ζώσατο δὲ ζώνην 14.181 (vulg.); χαλκὸν ζώννυσθαι 23.130; ἐς γόνυ μέχρι χιτῶνα ζώννυσθαι Call. Dian. 12; χιτῶνα εἰς μηρὸν ἔζωστο Plu. Ant. 4; for labour, Hes. Op. 345; ἐπὶ βουσίν A.R. 1.426, etc.; ζώννυσθαι τὰς κοιλίας ζώναις Theopomp.Hist. 39a.
III
1. Pass., to be fixed by means of girths, LXX 1 Maccabees 6:37.
2. to be formed in belts or seams, καδμεία ἐζωσμένη (ἐξωσμ- codd.) prob. in Ps.-Democr. Alch. p.45B. (cf. ζωνῖτις). (ζω (ς)- from I.- E. yôs-, cf. Lith. júosti 'to gird', júostas, Avest. yâsta-,= ζωστός 'girt'.)
ζώννυμι and ζωννύω: imperfect 2 person singular ἐζωνυες; fut, ζώσω; 1 aorist middle imperative ζῶσαι; to gird: τινα, John 21:18; Middle to gird oneself: Acts 12:8 L T Tr WH. (Exodus 29:9; Homer, et al.) (Compare: ἀναζώννυμι, διαζώννυμι, περιζώννυμι, ὑποζώννυμι.)
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ζώννυμι and ζωννύω ,
[in LXX chiefly for H2296;]
to gird: c. acc pers., John 21:18. Mid., to gird oneself: Acts 12:8 (cf. ἀνα -, δια -, περι -, ὑπο -ζώννυμι ). †
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