What does εἰμί · περιζώννυμι · ὀσφῦς mean in the Bible?
εἰμί · περιζώννυμι · ὀσφῦς is a Greek phrase meaning "let your loins be girded, be dressed for action".
Greek · G1510, G4024, G3751
ἔστωσαν ὑμῶν αἱ ὀσφύες περιεζωσμέναι
I exist (used only when emphatic) · to gird · loins
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εἰμίG1510I exist (used only when emphatic)
Pronunciationeimí
Open lexicon entry →περιζώννυμιG4024to gird
Pronunciationperizṓnnymi
To gird loins or garments in preparation for action or service, often figurative for readiness.
Open lexicon entry →ὀσφῦςG3751loins
Pronunciationosphŷs
Open lexicon entry →What does ἔστωσαν ὑμῶν αἱ ὀσφύες περιεζωσμέναι (estōsan hymōn hai osphyes periezōsmenai) mean in the Bible?
εἰμί · περιζώννυμι · ὀσφῦς is a Greek phrase meaning "let your loins be girded, be dressed for action".
Full entry for ἔστωσαν ὑμῶν αἱ ὀσφύες περιεζωσμέναι (G1510, G4024, G3751) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1510, G4024, G3751?
G1510, G4024, G3751 is connected to 2,456 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. let your loins be girded, be dressed for action
Source Gloss
let your loins be girded, be dressed for action
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups6Aligned forms2456TensesPresent, Imperfect, FutureVoicesActive, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2068×
Present ActiveMatt 1:20 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 2:2 · Matt 3:3 · Matt 3:11 · Matt 3:15 · Matt 3:17 · Matt 5:3 · Matt 5:10 · Matt 5:34 · Matt 5:35 · Matt 5:37 · Matt 5:48 · Matt 6:21 · Matt 6:22 · Matt 6:231427×
Imperfect ActiveMatt 1:18 · Matt 2:9 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 3:4 · Matt 7:27 · Matt 7:29 · Matt 8:30 · Matt 12:4 · Matt 12:40 · Matt 14:23 · Matt 14:24 · Matt 19:22 · Matt 21:25 · Matt 21:33 · Matt 26:24 · Matt 26:71435×
Future MiddleMatt 5:21 · Matt 5:22 · Matt 6:21 · Matt 6:22 · Matt 6:23 · Matt 8:12 · Matt 10:15 · Matt 11:22 · Matt 11:24 · Matt 12:11 · Matt 12:40 · Matt 12:45 · Matt 13:40 · Matt 13:42 · Matt 13:49 · Matt 13:50186×
Imperfect MiddleMatt 25:35 · Matt 25:36 · Matt 25:43 · Mark 14:49 · John 11:15 · John 16:4 · John 17:12 · Acts 10:30 · Acts 11:5 · Acts 11:17 · Acts 22:19 · Acts 22:20 · 1 Cor 13:11 · Gal 1:10 · Gal 1:22 · Matt 23:3020×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract128×
Present ActiveMatt 16:13 · Matt 16:15 · Matt 17:4 · Matt 19:21 · Matt 20:27 · Matt 22:23 · Mark 8:27 · Mark 8:29 · Mark 9:5 · Mark 9:35 · Mark 10:44 · Mark 12:18 · Mark 14:64 · Luke 2:4 · Luke 2:6 · Luke 2:44124×
Future MiddleActs 11:28 · Acts 23:30 · Acts 24:15 · Acts 27:104×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality158×
Present ActiveMatt 1:19 · Matt 12:30 · Luke 3:23 · Luke 11:23 · Luke 24:6 · Luke 24:44 · John 1:18 · John 3:4 · John 3:31 · John 4:9 · John 6:46 · John 7:50 · John 8:47 · John 9:25 · John 10:12 · John 10:33157×
Future MiddleLuke 22:491×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose69×
Present ActiveMatt 6:4 · Matt 6:22 · Matt 6:23 · Matt 10:13 · Matt 20:4 · Matt 24:28 · Mark 5:18 · Luke 10:6 · Luke 11:34 · Luke 14:8 · Luke 20:28 · John 3:2 · John 3:27 · John 6:65 · John 9:31 · John 14:1669×
Imperativecommand or strong request21×
Present ActiveMatt 5:37 · Matt 18:17 · Acts 1:20 · Acts 2:14 · Acts 4:10 · Acts 13:38 · Acts 28:28 · 1 Cor 16:22 · 2 Cor 12:16 · Gal 1:8 · Gal 1:9 · Jas 1:19 · Jas 5:12 · 1 Pet 3:3 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 5:2521×
Optativewish or remote possibility12×
Present ActiveLuke 1:29 · Luke 3:15 · Luke 8:9 · Luke 9:46 · Luke 15:26 · Luke 18:36 · Luke 22:23 · John 13:24 · Acts 8:20 · Acts 10:17 · Acts 20:16 · Acts 21:3312×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect3aorist2future1
Voice
middle5passive1
Mood
participle5indicative1
NT Occurrences
Luke 12:35περιεζωσμέναιperfect passive participleparticipleLuke 12:37περιζώσεταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveLuke 17:8περιζωσάμενοςaorist middle participleparticipleEphesians 6:14περιζωσάμενοιaorist middle participleparticipleRevelation 1:13περιεζωσμένονperfect middle participleparticipleRevelation 15:6περιεζωσμένοιperfect middle participleparticiple
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)