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διαζώννυμι

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
διαζώννυμι
Greek transliteration: 
diazōnnymi
Simplified transliteration: 
diazonnymi
Principal Parts: 
-, διέζωσα, -, διέζωσμαι, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1241
GK Number: 
1346
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-3c(1)
Gloss: 
to wrap around, tie around, put on
Definition: 
to gird firmly round, Jn. 13:4, 5; mid. to gird round one's self, Jn. 21:7*

Greek-English Concordance for διαζώννυμι

John 13:4 got up from the table, laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied (diezōsen | διέζωσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) it around his waist.
John 13:5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel tied (diezōsmenos | διεζωσμένος | perf pass ptcp nom sg masc) around his waist.
John 21:7 Then that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he (diezōsato | διεζώσατο | aor mid ind 3 sg) tucked (diezōsato | διεζώσατο | aor mid ind 3 sg) in (diezōsato | διεζώσατο | aor mid ind 3 sg) his outer garment (for he was wearing nothing underneath), and jumped into the sea.