ἀναζώννυμι
anazōnnumi
G0328
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Greek
to gird
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Anazonnumi describes girding up the loins of the mind in preparation for sober hope.
Its sole attested use depicts an act of girding up directed to “the loins of your mind,” accompanying sobriety and the setting of hope in 1 Peter 1:13.
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Girding up for mental readiness · dominant
In 1 Peter 1:13, the nominative masculine plural aorist middle participle occurs in the clause about “the loins of your mind.” The APB renders the clause “having girded up the loins of your mind,” before its call to be sober and set hope.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Peter 1:13, the APB presents the clause as “having girded up the loins of your mind.” This rendering confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating every aspect of the term.