G1241 διαζώννυμι (diazṓnnymi)

Greek

Verb

Quick Definition

διαζώννυμι v. I gird, tie around

Strong's Definition

to gird tightly

Derivation: from G1223 (διά) and G2224 (ζώννυμι);

KJV Usage: gird

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

διαζώννυμι (G1241)

verb | aor. διέζωσα · aor.midd. διεζωσάμην · pf.pass.ptc. διεζωσμένος | ζώννυμι

49.14 · Activities Involving Clothing and Adorning

to gird, to fasten one’s belt, to wear a narrow band of cloth around the waist, to tie around the waist to tuck up or hold a garment firmly in place by wrapping a belt, girdle, or piece of cloth around it (compare ζώνη belt; girdle; 6.178)

JHN 13:4 · JHN 13:5 · JHN 21:7

¹ It is possible that διαζώννυμι is somewhat more forceful in meaning than ζώννυμι[a], but this cannot be determined from existing contexts.

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

διαζωννύω or διαζώννυμι: 1 aorist διέζωσα; 1 aorist middle διεζωσαμην; perfect passive preposition διεζωσμένος; to bind or gird all around (διά; this force of the preposition appears in the tropical use of the verb in Plutarch, Brut. 31, 2 ὡς δ' ἡ φλόξ ῥυεις καί διαζώσασα πανταχόθεν τήν πόλιν διελαμψε πολλή): ἑαυτόν, Joh_13:4; passive διαζωννυμαι τί to be girded: ᾧ (by attraction for ὁ (yet cf. Meyer)) ἥν διεζωσμένος, Joh_13:5; middle διαζωννυμαι τί, "to gird oneself with a thing, gird a thing around oneself: Joh_21:7; (Eze_23:15 (Alex.). in Greek writings occasionally from Thucydides on). Cf. Winer's De verb. camp. etc. Part v., p. 13.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

διαζώννυμι diazōnnymi 3x

to gird firmly round, Jn. 13:4, 5; mid. to gird round one’s self, Jn. 21:7*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

δια-ζώννυμι, (also -ννύω)

[in LXX for חֲגוֹר, Ez 23:15 A * ;]

to gird round: ἑαυτόν, Jo 13:4; pass., ib. 13:5; mid., to gird oneself with: c. acc, Jo 21:7.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

διαζωννύω (~ διαζώννυμι ) [page 148] For this word, which is found ter in John s Gospel ( Joh_13:4-5 ; Joh_21:7 ), cf. IG II. 736 B .16 (B.C. 307). See also BCH x. (1886) p. 465 .103 (B.C. 364) κλιμάκιον ξύλινον περικεχρυσωμένον ὄφεσιν ἀργυροῖς διεζωμένον , and ib. xiv. (1890) p. 405 .35 (B.C. 279). For the subst. διάζωμα cf. BGU IV. 1188 .7 (B.C. 15 4) τοῦ κατὰ τὴν κώμην ἀγομένου δημοσίο [υ ] δι̣α̣ζ̣ώματος , where however the editor notes that the reading is not quite certain.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

διαζώννυμι (diazōnnumi) — to tie around. δια-ζώννῡμι or διαζωννύω, future -ζώσω: perfect passive διέζωμαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:— gird round, encircle, embrace, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—middle, undergird one's ship, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; but usually gird oneself with, διαζωσάμενοι τὸ τριβώνιον [Refs 2nd c.AD+] —passive, διαζώννυσθαι ἐσθῆτα, ἀκινάκην, [Refs] wearing the διάζωμα [Refs 5th c.BC+] invested with office, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

II. metaphorically, engirdle, encompass, of fire, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; τὸν αὐχένα (i.e. the Chersonese) δ. ἐρύμασι [Refs]:—passive, [ἡ Ἀττικὴ] μέση διέζωσται ὄρεσιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also pass like a girdle, διὰ τῶν τροπικῶν [Refs 4th c.BC+]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

δια-ζώννυμι, (also -ννύω) [in LXX for חֲגוֹר, Eze.23:15 A * ;] to gird round: ἑαυτόν, Jhn.13:4; pass., ib. 13:5; mid., to gird oneself with: with accusative, Jhn.21:7.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (3)

13:4 13:5 21:7

John 13:4

[So] He got up from the supper, laid aside [His] outer garments, and wrapped a towel {around} His {waist}.

John 13:5

After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry [them] with the towel that was around Him.

John 21:7

Then [the] disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, It is the Lord! As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on [his] outer garment (for he had removed it... ) and jumped... into the sea.