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περιζώννυμι

περιζώννυμι, gird round, mid. gird oneself with

περι-ζώννυμι,
  • gird upon a person, π. τὸ ξίφος [τινί] J. AJ 6.9.4, cf. App. Hann. 20, Nonn. D. 40.460 (prob. l.); gird, τὸ παιδίον prob. in Ruf. ap. Orib. inc. 20.1:—more freq. in Med. with pf. Pass., gird oneself with, ᾤαν λουτρίδα Theopomp.Com. 37; ἐσθῆτα, τήβεννον, Plu. Rom. 16, Cor. 9; γυμνὸς ὢν τοῦτον τὸν ἄνδρα περιεζώσατο put him on as a defence, παρʼ ὑπόνοιαν for ἐπίτροπον ἐποιήσατο, Ar. Pax 687; περιεζῶσθαι τὴν φορβειάν to have their halter girded round them, Arist. Pol. 1324b16: c. dat., -ζώσασθαι τοῖς ἐντέροις τινός Phld. Ir. p.26 W.:abs., Κλέων . . περιζωσάμενος ἐδημηγόρησε Arist. Ath. 28.3; π. κοσμίως ἄνωθεν καὶ κάτωθεν Sor. 1.70a; of a cook, περιεζωσμένος with his apron on, Alex. 174.11, cf. Anaxandr. 41.12 (anap.); αἱ νῆτται περιεζωσμέναι ἐπλινθοφόρουν Ar. Av. 1148; of athletes, Paus. 1.44.1; of a dancer, Plb. 30.22.10.

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