To tie around
διαζώννυμιStrong’s G1241diazōnnumi
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diazōnnumi is the Greek word usually translated “girded”, “having girded himself” and “put on”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.”
Meaning
Usually translated “girded”, “having girded himself” and “put on”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he girded 1
- having girded himself 1
- put on 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 3
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- John 13:5After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
- John 21:7Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
Greek dictionary
διαζώννυμι diazōnnumi · to tie around
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “girded” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GIRD'ED, participle passive
Bound; surrounded; invested; put on.
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.