Strong's Lexicon
G2223 — ζώνη
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2223 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ζώνη |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | probably akin to the base of G2218 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | zone |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | dzo'-nay |
| Meaning: | 1. a belt 2. (by implication) a pocket |
| KJV Renderings: | girdle, purse |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ζώνη, ζώνης, ἡ (ζώννυμι (from Homer down), a girdle, belt, serving not only to gird on flowing garments, Mat 3:4; Mar 1:6; Act 21:11; Rev 1:13; Rev 15:6; but also, since it was hollow, to carry money in (A. V. purse): Mat 10:9; Mar 6:8; Plutarch, mor., p. 665 b. quaest. conviv. 4:2, 3, 2; argentum in zonis habentes, Livy 33, 29. (B. D. under the word .)
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
ζώνη (girdle)
Matthew 3:4
- KJV: And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair and a leathern girdle about his loins and his meat was locusts and wild honey
- GK: αυτός δε ο Ιωάννης είχε το ένδυμα αυτού από τριχών καμήλου και ζώνην δερματίνην περί την οσφύν αυτού η δε τροφή αυτού ην ακρίδες και μέλι άγριον
Matthew 10:9
- KJV: Provide neither gold nor silver nor brass in your purses
- GK: μη κτήσησθε χρυσόν μηδέ άργυρον μηδέ χαλκόν εις τας ζώνας υμών
Mark 1:6
- KJV: And John was clothed with camel’s hair and with a girdle of a skin about his loins and he did eat locusts and wild honey
- GK: ην δε Ιωάννης ενδεδυμένος τρίχας καμήλου και ζώνην δερματίνην περί την οσφύν αυτού και εσθίων ακρίδας και μέλι άγριον
Mark 6:8
- KJV: And commanded them that they should take nothing for journey save a staff only no scrip no bread no money in purse
- GK: και παρήγγειλεν αυτοίς ίνα μηδέν αίρωσιν εις οδόν ει ράβδον μόνον μη πήραν μη άρτον μη εις την ζώνην χαλκόν
Acts 21:11
- KJV: And when he was come unto us he took Paul’s girdle and bound his own hands and feet and said Thus saith the Holy Ghost So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle and shall deliver into the hands of the Gentiles
- GK: και ελθών προς ημάς και άρας την ζώνην του Παύλου δήσας τε αυτού τας χείρας και τους πόδας είπε τάδε λέγει το πνεύμα το άγιον τον άνδρα ου εστιν η ζώνη αύτη ούτω δήσουσιν εις Ιερουσαλήμ οι Ιουδαίοι και παραδώσουσιν εις χείρας εθνών
Revelation 1:13
- KJV: And in the midst of the seven candlesticks like unto the Son of man clothed with a garment down to the foot and girt about the paps with a golden girdle
- GK: και εν μέσω των επτά λυχνιών όμοιον υιώ ανθρώπου ενδεδυμένον ποδήρη και περιεζωσμένον προς τοις μαστοίς ζώνην χρυσήν
Revelation 15:6
- KJV: And 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
- GK: και εξήλθον οι επτά άγγελοι οι έχοντες τας επτά πληγάς οι ήσαν ενδεδυμένοι λίνον καθαρον και λαμπρόν και περιεζωσμένοι περί τα στήθη ζώνας χρυσάς
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