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ζών-η,ἡ, (ζώννυμι)
A. belt, girdle:
I. prop.the lower girdle worn by womenjustabove the hips, περὶ δὲ ζώνην βάλετ' ἰξυῖ
Od. 5.231
, 10.544 , cf. Il. 14.181 , Hdt. 1.51 , etc.—Phrases:
1. λῦσε δὲ παρθενίην ζ. unloosed her maidengirdle, of the bridegroom, Od. 11.245 , cf.Lyr.
Alex.Adesp. 11.18 , Plu. Lyc. 15 :— Med. , of the bride, μούνῳ ἑνὶ ζώναν ἀνέρι λυσαμένα
AP 7.324
(henceζώνη, abs., ofmarriage, E. IT 204 (lyr.); ofsexual intercourse, Philostr. VA 7.6 ): but also,
b. ζ. λῦσαιto loosethe girdlefor childbirth, Hyp. Fr. 67 ; laterλύσασθαιorἀπολύσασθαι, Call. Del. 209 , Opp. C. 3.56 ; so ζώναν κατατίθεσθαι
Pi. O. 6.39
.
c. of men on a march,ζ. λύσασθαιto slacken one'sbelt, i.e. rest oneself, Hdt. 8.120 ; ζ. ἀναλύεσθαι
Call. Del. 237
Close Browse lexicon entries 2. of pregnant women, τέκνων ἤνεγχ' ὑπὸ ζώνην βάρος
;πῶς γάρ ς' ἔθρεψεν ἐντὸς . . ζώνης; Id. Eu. 608 ; τοῦτον . . ἔφερον ζώνης ὕπο
; alsoὑπὸ ζώνῃ θέσθαιtoconceive,
3. prov.,εἰς ζώνην δεδόσθαιto be givenfor girdle-money(as we should say,pinmoney), of Oriental queens who had cities given them for their small expenses, X. An. 1.4.9 ; ἣν [χώραν] καλεῖν . . ζ. τῆς βασιλέως γυναικός
II. man'sbelt(more freq.ζωστήρ), ἡ ζ. τοῦ Ὠρίωνοςthe three stars that form thebeltof Orion. Arist. Mete. 343b24 ; thebeltof barbarians, in which they wore the dagger, X. An. 1.6.10 , 4.7.16 , Theopomp.Hist. 39a , Luc. Anach. 33 , Pl. Hp.Mi. 368c .
(i A.D.), Ev.Matt. 10.9 , Plu. 2.665b ; ζ. χρυσίον
2. part round which the girdle passed, waist, Ἄρεϊ ζώνην ἴκελος
(misunderstood by Paus. 9.17.3 ), cf. Il. 11.234 , Orph. Fr. 168.28 , Hp. ap. Erot. (also expld. as = ὀσφύς ).
3. =Lat.cingulum, beltworn by Roman civil and military officers, [ Demod. ] 5 ; = ἀξίωμα , Suid. ;οἱ ὑπὸ ζώνην soldiers, Anon. ap. eund. s.v. αὐθεντήσαντα , cf. Cod.Just. 1.5.12.6 , 11 , Just. Edict. 13.26 , PLond. 5.1680.21
III. anything that goes round like a belt, Plu. 2.935a , Luc. Musc.Enc. 3 ; of thegirdleof ocean, Porph. Chr. 69 .
2. one of the zones of the terrestrial sphere,
Stoic. 2.195 , Posidon. ap. Str. 2.2.2 , Placit. 2.12.1 (pl.), etc.;ζ. διακεκαυμένη, εὔκρατος, Str. 1.2.24 , 1.4.6 .
b. one of the planetary spheres, οἱ μὲν [τῶν πλανητῶν] ὑψηλὴν ζ. φέρονται οἱ δὲ ταπεινήν
, cf. Vett.Val. 26.18 , Corp.Herm. 1.25 .
c. Astrol.,=ζῴδιον, Porph. in Ptol. 186 .
3. in Archit.,=διάζωμα,frieze, Paus. 5.10.5 .
4. Lat.zona, in Medic.,shingles, Scrib.Larg. 63 , 247 ; cf. ζωστήρ
5. stripeson fish, Ael. NA 3.28 ,al.
IV. pl., an order of divine beings presiding over, orengirdled withcosmiczones, opp.ἄζωνοι, Dam. Pr. 96 , Procl. in Prm. p.494S.
References Od. 5.231 10.544 Il. 14.181 Hdt. 1.51 Od. 11.245 Alex.Adesp. 11.18 Plu. Lyc. 15 AP 7.324 E. IT 204 Philostr. VA 7.6 Hyp. Fr. 67 Call. Del. 209 Opp. C. 3.56 Pi. O. 6.39 Hdt. 8.120 Call. Del. 237 A. Ch. 1000 Id. Eu. 608 E. Hec. 762 h.Ven. 255 X. An. 1.4.9 Pl. Alc. 1.123b Arist. Mete. 343b24 X. An. 1.6.10 4.7.16 Theopomp.Hist. 39a Luc. Anach. 33 Pl. Hp.Mi. 368c PRyl. 127.32 Ev.Matt. 10.9 Plu. 2.665b Luc. Fug. 31 Il. 2.479 Paus. 9.17.3 Il. 11.234 Orph. Fr. 168.28 Hp. Erot. Demod. 5 Suid. Anon. Cod.Just. 1.5.12.6 11 Just. Edict. 13.26 PLond. 5.1680.21 Plu. 2.935a Luc. Musc.Enc. 3 Porph. Chr. 69 Stoic. 2.195 Posidon. Str. 2.2.2 Placit. 2.12.1 Str. 1.2.24 1.4.6 Diog.Oen. 8 Vett.Val. 26.18 Corp.Herm. 1.25 Porph. in Ptol. 186 Paus. 5.10.5 63 247 111.3 Ael. NA 3.28 Dam. Pr. 96 Procl. in Prm. p.494S. Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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