Quick Definition
ζώνη, ῆς, ἡ n.f. a girdle, belt, purse
Strong's Definition
a belt; by implication, a pocket
Derivation: probably akin to the base of G2218 (ζυγός);
KJV Usage: girdle, purse
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ης | ζώννυμι
6.178 · Artifacts · Cloth, Leather, and Objects Made of Such Materials
belt, girdle a band of leather or cloth worn around the waist outside of one’s clothing A ζώνη was normally quite wide and could be readily folded. As such, it was often used to carry money (see MAT 10:9).
MAT 3:4 · MAT 10:9 · MRK 1:6 · MRK 6:8 · ACT 21:11 · ACT 21:11 · REV 1:13 · REV 15:6
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ζώνη, -ns, ἡ, (Cavvupe), [fr. Hom. down], a girdle, belt, serving not only to gird on flowing garments, Mt. iii. 4; Mk.i.6; Acts xxi. 11; Rev. i. 13; xv. 6; but also, since it was hollow, to carry money in [A. V. purse]: Mt. x. 9; Mk. vi. 8; Plut. mor. p. 665 b. quaest. conviv. iv. 2, 3, 2; “argentum in zonis habentes,” Liv. 33, 29. [B. D. 8. v. Girdle. ]
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ζώνη zōnē 8x
a zone, belt, girdle, Mt. 3:4; 10:9; Mk. 1:6; 6:8; Acts 21:11; Rev. 1:13; 15:6*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ζώνη, -ης, ἡ
(ζώννυμι) [in LXX for אַבְנֵט, חֲגוֹרָה, etc.;]
a belt, girdle: Mt 3:4, Mk 1:6, Ac 21:11, Re 1:13 15:6; as a receptacle for money, Mt 10:9, Mk 6:8.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ζώνη (zōnē) — belt/sash/girdle. ζών-η, ἡ, (ζώννυμι) belt, girdle:
I. properly the lower girdle worn by women just above the hips, περὶ δὲ ζώνην βάλετ᾽ ἰξυῖ [Refs 8th c.BC+] —Phrases:
I.1. λῦσε δὲ παρθενίην ζ. unloosed her maiden girdle, of the bridegroom, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—middle, of the bride, μούνῳ ἑνὶ ζώναν ἀνέρι λυσαμένα [Refs], absolutely, of marriage, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of sexual intercourse, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
I.1. b ζ. λῦσαι to loose the girdle for childbirth, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; later λύσασθαι or ἀπολύσασθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.1. c of men on a march, ζ. λύσασθαι to slacken one's belt, i.e. rest oneself, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.2. of pregnant women, τέκνων ἤνεγχ᾽ ὑπὸ ζώνην βάρος [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πῶς γάρ σ᾽ ἔθρεψεν ἐντὸς.. ζώνη; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ὑπὸ ζώνῃ θέσθαι to conceive, [Refs]
I.3. proverbial, εἰς ζώνην δεδόσθαι to be given for girdle-money (as we should say, pinmoney), of Oriental queens who had cities given them for their small expenses, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. man's belt (more frequently ζωστήρ), ἡ ζ. τοῦ Ὠρίωνος the three stars that form the belt of Orion. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; the belt of barbarians, in which they wore the dagger, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. b belt used as a purse, [NT+1st c.AD+]
II.2. part round which the girdle passed, waist, Ἄρεϊ ζώνην ἴκελος [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.3. = Latin cingulum, belt worn by Roman civil and military officers, [[Refs 6th c.BC+]; ={ἀξίωμα}, [Refs]; οἱ ὑπὸ ζώνην soldiers, [Refs 6th c.AD+]
III. anything that goes round like a belt, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of the girdle of ocean, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
III.2. one of the zones of the terrestrial sphere, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ζ. διακεκαυμένη, εὔκρατος, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
III.2. b one of the planetary spheres, οἱ μὲν [τῶν πλανητῶν] ὑψηλὴν ζ. φέρονται οἱ δὲ ταπεινήν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III.2. c Astrology texts,= ζῴδιον, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
III.3. in Architecture texts,= διάζωμα, frieze, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III.4. Latin zona, in in Medicine texts, shingles, Scrib.Larg.[Refs]
III.5. stripes on fish, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
IV. plural, an order of divine beings presiding over, or engirdled with cosmic zones, opposed to ἄζωνοι, [Refs 5th c.AD+]