ζώννυμι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *yeh₃s- +‎ -νῡμι (-nūmi), related to Lithuanian júosta (“girdle”), Latvian jôsta (“girdle”), Avestan 𐬫𐬁𐬵- (yāh-, “girdle”), 𐬫𐬁𐬯𐬙𐬀 (yāsta, “girdled”), Albanian gjesh (“to gird”). See also ζώνη (zṓnē).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /zdɔ̌ːn.nyː.mi/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈzon.ny.mi/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈzon.ny.mi/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈzon.ny.mi/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈzo.ni.mi/

Verb

ζώννῡμῐ • (zṓnnūmi)

to gird; especially to gird round the loins in wrestling
(mediopassive)
1. to gird oneself, especially of athletes
2. (with dative or accusative) to gird oneself with something
3. (generally) to gird up one's loins for battle
(passive voice)
1. to be fastened by means of girths
2. to be formed in belts and seams

Inflection

Present: ζώννῡμῐ, ζώννῠμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ζώννῡμῐ	ζώννῡς	ζώννῡσῐ(ν)	ζώννῠτον	ζώννῠτον	ζώννῠμεν	ζώννῠτε	ζωννῠ́ᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ζωννῠ́ω	ζωννῠ́ῃς	ζωννῠ́ῃ	ζωννῠ́ητον	ζωννῠ́ητον	ζωννῠ́ωμεν	ζωννῠ́ητε	ζωννῠ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ζωννῠ́οιμῐ	ζωννῠ́οις	ζωννῠ́οι	ζωννῠ́οιτον	ζωννῠοίτην	ζωννῠ́οιμεν	ζωννῠ́οιτε	ζωννῠ́οιεν
	imperative		ζώννῡ	ζωννῠ́τω	ζώννῠτον	ζωννῠ́των		ζώννῠτε	ζωννῠ́ντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ζώννῠμαι	ζώννῠσαι	ζώννῠται	ζώννῠσθον	ζώννῠσθον	ζωννῠ́μεθα	ζώννῠσθε	ζώννῠνται
	subjunctive	ζωννῠ́ωμαι	ζωννῠ́ῃ	ζωννῠ́ηται	ζωννῠ́ησθον	ζωννῠ́ησθον	ζωννῠώμεθᾰ	ζωννῠ́ησθε	ζωννῠ́ωνται
	optative	ζωννῠοίμην	ζωννῠ́οιο	ζωννῠ́οιτο	ζωννῠ́οισθον	ζωννῠοίσθην	ζωννῠοίμεθᾰ	ζωννῠ́οισθε	ζωννῠ́οιντο
	imperative		ζώννῠσο	ζωννῠ́σθω	ζώννῠσθον	ζωννῠ́σθων		ζώννῠσθε	ζωννῠ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ζωννῠ́ναι				ζώννῠσθαι
participle	m	ζωννῡ́ς				ζωννῠ́μενος
	f	ζωννῦσᾰ				ζωννῠμένη
	n	ζωννῠ́ν				ζωννῠ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἐζώννῡν, ἐζωννῠ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐζώννῡν	ἐζώννῡς	ἐζώννῡ	ἐζώννῠτον	ἐζωννῠ́την	ἐζώννῠμεν	ἐζώννῠτε	ἐζώννῠσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐζωννῠ́μην	ἐζώννῠσο	ἐζώννῠτο	ἐζώννῠσθον	ἐζωννῠ́σθην	ἐζωννῠ́μεθᾰ	ἐζώννῠσθε	ἐζώννῠντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἐζώννυον, ἐζωννυόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐζώννυον	ἐζώννυες	ἐζώννυε(ν)	ἐζωννύετον	ἐζωννυέτην	ἐζωννύομεν	ἐζωννύετε	ἐζώννυον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐζωννυόμην	ἐζωννύου	ἐζωννύετο	ἐζωννύεσθον	ἐζωννυέσθην	ἐζωννυόμεθᾰ	ἐζωννύεσθε	ἐζωννύοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Future: ζώσω, ζώσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ζώσω	ζώσεις	ζώσει	ζώσετον	ζώσετον	ζώσομεν	ζώσετε	ζώσουσῐ(ν)
active	optative	ζώσοιμῐ	ζώσοις	ζώσοι	ζώσοιτον	ζωσοίτην	ζώσοιμεν	ζώσοιτε	ζώσοιεν
middle	indicative	ζώσομαι	ζώσῃ, ζώσει	ζώσεται	ζώσεσθον	ζώσεσθον	ζωσόμεθᾰ	ζώσεσθε	ζώσονται
middle	optative	ζωσοίμην	ζώσοιο	ζώσοιτο	ζώσοισθον	ζωσοίσθην	ζωσοίμεθᾰ	ζώσοισθε	ζώσοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ζώσειν			ζώσεσθαι
participle	m	ζώσων			ζωσόμενος
	f	ζώσουσᾰ			ζωσομένη
	n	ζῶσον			ζωσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ἔζωσᾰ, ἐζωσᾰ́μην, ἐζώσθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔζωσᾰ	ἔζωσᾰς	ἔζωσε(ν)	ἐζώσᾰτον	ἐζωσᾰ́την	ἐζώσᾰμεν	ἐζώσᾰτε	ἔζωσᾰν
	subjunctive	ζώσω	ζώσῃς	ζώσῃ	ζώσητον	ζώσητον	ζώσωμεν	ζώσητε	ζώσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ζώσαιμῐ	ζώσειᾰς, ζώσαις	ζώσειε(ν), ζώσαι	ζώσαιτον	ζωσαίτην	ζώσαιμεν	ζώσαιτε	ζώσειᾰν, ζώσαιεν
	imperative		ζῶσον	ζωσᾰ́τω	ζώσᾰτον	ζωσᾰ́των		ζώσᾰτε	ζωσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐζωσᾰ́μην	ἐζώσω	ἐζώσᾰτο	ἐζώσᾰσθον	ἐζωσᾰ́σθην	ἐζωσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐζώσᾰσθε	ἐζώσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ζώσωμαι	ζώσῃ	ζώσηται	ζώσησθον	ζώσησθον	ζωσώμεθᾰ	ζώσησθε	ζώσωνται
	optative	ζωσαίμην	ζώσαιο	ζώσαιτο	ζώσαισθον	ζωσαίσθην	ζωσαίμεθᾰ	ζώσαισθε	ζώσαιντο
	imperative		ζῶσαι	ζωσᾰ́σθω	ζώσᾰσθον	ζωσᾰ́σθων		ζώσᾰσθε	ζωσᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐζώσθην	ἐζώσθης	ἐζώσθη	ἐζώσθητον	ἐζωσθήτην	ἐζώσθημεν	ἐζώσθητε	ἐζώσθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ζωσθῶ	ζωσθῇς	ζωσθῇ	ζωσθῆτον	ζωσθῆτον	ζωσθῶμεν	ζωσθῆτε	ζωσθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ζωσθείην	ζωσθείης	ζωσθείη	ζωσθεῖτον, ζωσθείητον	ζωσθείτην, ζωσθειήτην	ζωσθεῖμεν, ζωσθείημεν	ζωσθεῖτε, ζωσθείητε	ζωσθεῖεν, ζωσθείησᾰν
	imperative		ζώσθητῐ	ζωσθήτω	ζώσθητον	ζωσθήτων		ζώσθητε	ζωσθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ζῶσαι			ζώσᾰσθαι		ζωσθῆναι
participle	m	ζώσᾱς			ζωσᾰ́μενος		ζωσθείς
	f	ζώσᾱσᾰ			ζωσᾰμένη		ζωσθεῖσᾰ
	n	ζῶσᾰν			ζωσᾰ́μενον		ζωσθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Perfect: ἔζωκᾰ, ἔζωμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔζωκᾰ	ἔζωκᾰς	ἔζωκε(ν)	ἐζώκᾰτον	ἐζώκᾰτον	ἐζώκᾰμεν	ἐζώκᾰτε	ἐζώκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐζώκω	ἐζώκῃς	ἐζώκῃ	ἐζώκητον	ἐζώκητον	ἐζώκωμεν	ἐζώκητε	ἐζώκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐζώκοιμῐ, ἐζωκοίην	ἐζώκοις, ἐζωκοίης	ἐζώκοι, ἐζωκοίη	ἐζώκοιτον	ἐζωκοίτην	ἐζώκοιμεν	ἐζώκοιτε	ἐζώκοιεν
	imperative		ἔζωκε	ἐζωκέτω	ἐζώκετον	ἐζωκέτων		ἐζώκετε	ἐζωκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἔζωμαι	ἔζωσαι	ἔζωται	ἔζωσθον	ἔζωσθον	ἐζώμεθᾰ	ἔζωσθε	ἔζωνται
	subjunctive	ἐζωμένος ὦ	ἐζωμένος ᾖς	ἐζωμένος ᾖ	ἐζωμένω ἦτον	ἐζωμένω ἦτον	ἐζωμένοι ὦμεν	ἐζωμένοι ἦτε	ἐζωμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐζωμένος εἴην	ἐζωμένος εἴης	ἐζωμένος εἴη	ἐζωμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐζωμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐζωμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐζωμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐζωμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἔζωσο	ἐζώσθω	ἔζωσθον	ἐζώσθων		ἔζωσθε	ἐζώσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐζωκέναι				ἐζῶσθαι
participle	m	ἐζωκώς				ἐζωμένος
	f	ἐζωκυῖᾰ				ἐζωμένη
	n	ἐζωκός				ἐζωμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Pluperfect: ἐζώκειν, ἐζώμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐζώκειν, ἐζώκη	ἐζώκεις, ἐζώκης	ἐζώκει(ν)	ἐζώκετον	ἐζωκέτην	ἐζώκεμεν	ἐζώκετε	ἐζώκεσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐζώμην	ἔζωσο	ἔζωτο	ἔζωσθον	ἐζώσθην	ἐζώμεθᾰ	ἔζωσθε	ἔζωντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

ἀναζώννῡμι (anazṓnnūmi)
ἀποζώννῡμι (apozṓnnūmi)
διαζώννῡμι (diazṓnnūmi)
ἐνζώννῡμι (enzṓnnūmi)
ἐπιζώννῡμι (epizṓnnūmi)
ζῶμα (zôma)
ζώνη (zṓnē)
καταζώννῡμι (katazṓnnūmi)
παραζώννῡμι (parazṓnnūmi)
περιζώννῡμι (perizṓnnūmi)
συζώννῡμι (suzṓnnūmi)
συνδιαζώννῡμι (sundiazṓnnūmi)
ὑποζώννῡμι (hupozṓnnūmi)

References

“ζώννυμι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ζώννυμι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“ζώννυμι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ζώννυμι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ζώννυμι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
“ζώννυμι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
G2224 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
ζώννυμι in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften