περι-ζώννυμι,
gird upon a person, π. τὸ ξίφος [τινί] [[ 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 6.9.4, compare 2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Ἀννιβαϊκή” 20, 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 40.460 (probable reading)] Refs 1st c.AD+]; gird, τὸ παιδίον probably in [[ 2nd c.AD: Rufus Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus (?) 20.1 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—more frequently in middle with perfect passive, gird oneself with, ᾤαν λουτρίδα Theopomp. Comedy texts [[ 37 ] Refs]; ἐσθῆτα, τήβεννον, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Romulus” 16, “Cor.” 9 ] Refs 1st c.AD+]; γυμνὸς ὢν τοῦτον τὸν ἄνδρα περιεζώσατο put him on as a defence, παρ᾽ ὑπόνοιαν for ἐπίτροπον ἐποιήσατο, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 687 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; περιεζῶσθαι τὴν φορβειάν to have their halter girded round them. [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1324b16: with _dative_, - ζώσασθαι τοῖς ἐντέροις τινός 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Ir.” p.26 W.: _absolutely_, Κλέων.. περιζωσάμενος ἐδημηγόρησε 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 28.3; π. κοσμίως ἄνωθεν καὶ κάτωθεν 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.70a ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; of a cook, περιεζωσμένος with his apron on, [[ 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 174.11, compare 4th c.BC: Anaxandrides Comicus 41.12 (_anapaest meter_); αἱ νῆτται περιεζωσμέναι ἐπλινθοφόρουν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1148 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of athletes, [[ 2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 1.44.1 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of a dancer, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 30.22.10. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]