2001 Translation

ZŌSEI, zōsei

Sounds Like: ZOH-say

Translations: he will gird, she will gird, it will gird

From the root: ΖΩΝΝΥΜΙ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This is a verb meaning 'to gird' or 'to put on a belt'. It is used to describe the act of fastening a garment or putting on a belt around oneself or someone else. In a broader sense, it can also imply preparing for action or service, as girding oneself was a common preparation for work or travel in ancient times. This form specifically indicates a future action by a single person or thing.

Inflection: Future, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person, Singular

Strong’s number: G2223 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• John — 21:18

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΖΩΝΝΥΜΙ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ἘΖΩΝΝΥΕΣ — you were girding, you used to gird, you were dressing, you used to dress
• ἘΖΩΣΑ — I girded, I put on a belt, I dressed, I clothed
• ἘΖΩΣΑΤΟ — girded oneself, put on a belt, prepared for action
• ἘΖΩΣΕΝ — girded, put a belt on, equipped, dressed
• ἘΖΩΣΜΕΝΗΝ — girded, having been girded, equipped, dressed, a girded one
• ἘΖΩΣΜΕΝΟΙ — girded, having girded, equipped, armed, prepared
• ἘΖΩΣΜΕΝΟΙΣ — (to) those who are girded, (to) those who have girded themselves, (to) those who are equipped
• ἘΖΩΣΜΕΝΟΣ — girded, having girded, wearing a belt, equipped
• ἘΖΩΣΜΕΝΟΥΣ — girded, having girded, having been girded
• ΕΖΟΝΤΟ — they were girding, they were equipping, they were arming, they were girding themselves, they were equipping themselves, they were arming themselves
• ΕΖΩΣΜΕΝΟΙ — girded, having girded, equipped, armed, prepared, clothed, surrounded
• ΕΖΩΣΜΕΝΟΣ — girded, having girded, wearing a belt, dressed
• ΖΩΝΝΥΜΙ — to gird, to gird oneself, to put on a belt, to equip
• ΖΩΣΑ — having girded, girded, wearing a belt, wearing a girdle
• ΖΩΣΑΙ — gird, gird up, put on, wear
• ΖΩΣΑΜΕΝΟΙ — having girded, having put on, having dressed, having equipped
• ΖΩΣΑΝ — to gird, to put on a belt, to equip, to arm, to strengthen
• ΖΩΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having girded, having put on a belt, having equipped, having prepared
• ΖΩΣΑΣ — having girded, having put on a belt, having equipped, having prepared
• ΖΩΣΑΣΘΕ — gird yourselves, gird up, put on, arm yourselves
• ΖΩΣΑΤΗΝ — to gird, to gird on, to put on, to equip
• ΖΩΣΕΙΣ — you will gird, you will put on a belt, you will equip with a belt
• ΖΩΣΕΤΑΙ — he will gird himself, he will be girded
• ΠΕΡΙΖΩΝΝΥΤΑΙ — is girded, is girded about, is clothed, is dressed

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