ΠΕΡΙΖΩΜΑ, περιζωμα
PERIZŌMA, perizōma
Sounds Like: peh-ree-ZOH-mah
Translations: loincloth, a loincloth, apron, an apron, girdle, a girdle
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΖΩΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a piece of clothing worn around the loins or waist, often serving as a covering for modesty or as a belt to secure other garments. It is a compound word formed from 'περί' (around) and 'ζῶμα' (a belt or girdle). It can be used to describe a simple covering, like a fig leaf apron, or a more substantial garment.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G4029 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 8:21
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΖΩΜΑ.
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.
- ἘΝΠΕΡΙΖΩΜΑΤΙ — (in) a girdle, (in) a loincloth, (in) an apron
- ΠΕΡΙΖΗΜΑ — girdle, a girdle, belt, a belt
- ΠΕΡΙΖΩΜΑΤΑ — loincloths, aprons, girdles
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