Lexicon zóné: a belt Original Word: ζώνη, ῆς, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: zóné Phonetic Spelling: (dzo'-nay) Short Definition: a girdle, belt, purse Definition: a girdle, belt, waistband; because the purse was kept there, also: a purse. HELPS word-Studies 2223 zṓnē – a belt (waistband), pulled tightly to remove all the slack from a garment. 2223 /zṓnē ("a belt") was tied around the mid-section – hence, called "a girdle" in the KJV. [2223 /zṓnē ("a belt") was often hollow to be used as a money-belt – therefore also called a "purse" in the KJV.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom zónnumiDefinitiona belt NASB Translationbelt (5), belts (1), money belts (1), sash (1), sashes (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 2223: ζώνηζώνη, ζώνης, ἡ ( ζώννυμι (from Homer down), a girdle, belt, serving not only to gird on flowing garments, Matthew 3:4; Mark 1:6; Acts 21:11; Revelation 1:13; Revelation 15:6; but also, since it was hollow, to carry money in ( A. V. purse): Matthew 10:9; Mark 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 .)
Strong's belt, pocket, purse Probably akin to the base of zugos; a belt; by implication, a pocket -- girdle, purse. see GREEK zugos |
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