ἐζώννυες

zṓnnymi

you girded

To gird, to wrap around or bind with a belt or sash, typically referring to fastening a belt or cloth about the waist; by extension, to prepare oneself by putting on appropriate clothing (often for activity, travel, or readiness). Contextually, may indicate literal fastening of a garment, or metaphorically, the act of preparing oneself for action.

G2224

John 21:18 · Word #8

Lexicon G2224

Lemmaζώννυμι
Transliterationzṓnnymi
Strong'sG2224
DefinitionTo gird, to wrap around or bind with a belt or sash, typically referring to fastening a belt or cloth about the waist; by extension, to prepare oneself by putting on appropriate clothing (often for activity, travel, or readiness). Contextually, may indicate literal fastening of a garment, or metaphorically, the act of preparing oneself for action.

Morphology V IMPF ACT IND 2P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseyou girded
Literalyou-were-girding

Lexical Info

Lemmaζώννυμι
Strong'sG2224

SIBI-P1 Translation G2224-01

you were girding

Morphological NotesVerb; imperfect tense (past ongoing), active voice, indicative mood, 2nd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe imperfect active indicative, second person singular, expresses ongoing or repeated past action. "You were girding" preserves the root sense of fastening a belt around the waist while reflecting the continuous aspect of the imperfect.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

you were girding

Same as P1Yes
RationaleImperfect verb indicating continuous past action; 'you were girding' is contextually clear.