ζώνη

zōnēbelt/sash/girdleHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine8 occurrences4 books7 verses

Definition

ζώνη, -ης, ἡ

(ζώννυμι) [in LXX for אַבְנֵט, חֲגוֹר, etc. ;]

a belt, girdle: Matthew 3:4, Mark 1:6, Acts 21:11, Revelation 1:13; 15:6; as a receptacle for money, Matthew 10:9, Mark 6:8.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ζώνη:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

8 total
  1. Matthew 3:4ζώνην · belt
    John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
  2. Matthew 10:9ζώνας · belts
    Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
  3. Mark 1:6ζώνην · belt
    John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
  4. Mark 6:8ζώνην · belts
    He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—
  5. Acts 21:11ζώνην · belt; ζώνη · belt
    Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
  6. Revelation 1:13ζώνην · sash
    …and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
  7. Revelation 15:6ζώνας · sashes
    And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.