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To gird

ἀναζώννυμιStrong’s G0328

anazōnnumi

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Anazōnnumi is the Greek word usually translated “having girded up”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;”
1 Peter 1:13 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having girded up”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having girded up 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Peter 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἀναζώννυμι anazōnnumi · to gird

    ἀνα-ζώννυμι [in LXX: Jdg.18:16, Pro.31:17 (חָגַר)* ;] to gird up: figuratively, τ. ὀσφύας τ. διανοίας, 1Pe.1:13.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “gird” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    GIRD, noun

    gurd. [Eng. a yard.]

    1. A twitch or pang; a sudden spasm, which resembles the stroke of a rod or the pressure of a band.
    2. In popular language, a severe stroke of a stick or whip.
    All definitions and other forms of “gird”

      GIRD, verb transitive

      gurd. preterit tense and participle passive girded or girt.

      1. To bind by surrounding with any flexible substance, as with a twig, a cord, bandage or cloth; as, to gird the loins with sackcloth.
      2. To make fast by binding; to put on; usually with on; as, to gird on a harness; to gird on a sword.
      3. To invest; to surround.
      4. To clothe; to dress; to habit.“I girded thee about with fine linen” Ezekiel 16:10
      5. To furnish; to equip.
      6. To surround; to encircle; to inclose; to encompass.
      7. To gibe; to reproach severly; to lash.

      GIRD, verb intransitive

      To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.

        Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

        Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.