ΠΕΡΙΖΩΜΑΤΑ, περιζωματα
PERIZŌMATA, perizōmata
Sounds Like: peh-ree-ZOH-mah-tah
Translations: loincloths, aprons, girdles
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΖΩΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to garments worn around the loins or waist, often for modesty or as a basic covering. It is a compound word formed from the preposition περί (peri), meaning 'around', and ζῶμα (zōma), meaning 'girdle' or 'loincloth'. It is typically used to describe a simple piece of clothing or covering.
Inflection: Plural, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G4029 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Proverbs — 31:24
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
- ΠΕΡΙΖΩΜΑ — loincloth, a loincloth, apron, an apron, girdle, a girdle
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