περιζώννυμιperizṓnnymi
to gird all around, i.e. (middle voice or passive) to fasten on one's belt (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G4024
Meanings
to gird (with dupl. accusative, as ὁ περιζωννύων με δύναμιν, Psalms 18:32): passive, αἱ ὀσφύες περιεζωσμέναι, Luke 12:35; π. ζώνην χρυσῆν, Revelation 1:13, Revelation 15:6 (but see below). Mid., to gird oneself: Luke 12:37, Luke 17:8 (and so perhaps Revelation 1:13, Revelation 15:6 supr., cf. 1 Samuel 2:4); with accusative of thing (figuratively), τ. ὀσφύν, Ephesians 6:14 (followed by ἐν, cf. 1 Chronicles 15:27).
Same root
- περίperí · G4012properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
- ζώννυμιzṓnnymi · G2224to bind about (especially with a belt)
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Luke 12:35 “Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning,
- Luke 12:37 The servants who are ready and waiting for his return will be rewarded. I tell you the truth, he himself will seat them, put on an apron, and serve them as they sit and eat!
- Luke 17:8 No, he says, ‘Prepare my meal, put on your apron, and serve me while I eat. Then you can eat later.’
- Ephesians 6:14 Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.
- Revelation 1:13 And standing in the middle of the lampstands was someone like the Son of Man. He was wearing a long robe with a gold sash across his chest.
- Revelation 15:6 The seven angels who were holding the seven plagues came out of the Temple. They were clothed in spotless white linen with gold sashes across their chests.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.