Lexicon
ζώννυμι
zōnnumi
G2224
G:V Greek

to dress

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zonnumi describes dressing oneself or being dressed by another in the scenes shown.

The attested use concerns putting on clothing: Acts 12:8 gives an instruction directed to the person to dress himself, while John 21:18 contrasts earlier self-dressing with another person dressing him.

Senses in use

  1. Putting on clothing · dominant

    In Acts 12:8, the aorist middle singular form occurs in the angel's instruction, and the APB renders the clause "Dress yourself and put on your sandals." In John 21:18, the forms occur in a contrast between dressing oneself when younger and another dressing the person when older; the APB renders "you dressed yourself" and "another will dress you."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action with "Dress yourself" in Acts 12:8 and with "you dressed yourself" and "another will dress you" in John 21:18. These renderings describe the clauses.

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