Strong's Greek · G2223

ζώνη

zṓnē

girdle, purse

Definition

a belt; by implication, a pocket

Derivation

probably akin to the base of G2218 (ζυγός);

Appears 8 times in Scripture

Acts 21:11

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.’”

Matthew 10:9

Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts.

Revelation 15:6

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.

Mark 1:6

John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

Mark 6:8

He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—

Matthew 3:4

John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

Revelation 1:13

and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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