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1.
$
(
0
, 2224), or
$
, “to gird” in the middle voice, “to gird
oneself,” is used of the long garments worn in the east, John 21:18; Acts 12:8
(
$
in some mss.).¶
2.
$
(
0
, 328), “to gird up” ( , “up,” and No. 1), is used
metaphorically of the loins of the mind, 1 Pet. 1:13; cf. Luke 12:35 (see No. 4). The
figure is taken from the circumstances of the Israelites as they ate the Passover in
readiness for their journey, Exod. 12:11; the Christian is to have his mental powers alert
in expectation of Christ’s coming. The verb is in the middle voice, indicating the special
interest the believer is to take in so doing.¶
3.
$
(
0
, 1241), “to gird round,” i.e., firmly ( , “throughout,”
used intensively), is used of the Lord’s act in “girding” Himself with a towel, John 13:4,
5, and of Peter’s girding himself with his coat, 21:7.¶
4.
$
(
$ 0
, 4024), “to gird around or about,” is used (a) literally,
of “girding” oneself for service, Luke 12:37; 17:8; for rapidity of movement, Acts 12:8;
(b) figuratively, of the condition for service on the part of the followers of Christ, Luke
12:35; Eph. 6:14; (c) emblematically, of Christ’s priesthood, Rev. 1:13, indicative of
majesty of attitude and action, the middle voice suggesting the particular interest taken by
Christ in “girding” Himself thus; so of the action of the angels mentioned in 15:6.¶
GIRDLE
(
0
, 2223), Eng., “zone,” denotes “a belt or girdle,” Matt. 3:4; Mark 1:6; Acts
21:11; Rev. 1:13; 15:6; it was often hollow, and hence served as a purse, Matt. 10:9;
Mark 6:8.¶
GIVE
1.
(
&
, 1325), “to give,” is used with various meanings according to the
context; it is said, e.g., of seed “yielding fruit,” Mark 4:7, 8; of “giving” (i.e., exercising)
diligence, Luke 12:58; of giving lots, Acts 1:26,
RV
(
KJV
, “gave forth”); of “rendering”
vengeance, 2 Thess. 1:8; of “striking or smiting” Christ, John 18:22 (lit., “gave a blow”)
and 19:3 (lit., “they gave Him blows”); of “putting” a ring on the hand, Luke 15:22; of
Paul’s “adventuring” himself into a place, Acts 19:31. (In Rev. 17:13 some mss. have
, “to divide”). See
ADVENTURE
,
BESTOW
, No. 1,
COMMIT
,
Note
(1),
DELIVER
,
GRANT
,
MAKE
,
MINISTER
,
OFFER
,
PUT
,
SET
,
SHEW
,
SUFFER
,
TAKE
,
UTTER
,
YIELD
.
Note:
In the following the
RV
gives the correct rendering: Acts 7:25, “was giving
them deliverance” (
KJV
, “would deliver them”); Acts 10:40, “gave Him to be made
manifest” (
KJV
, “shewed Him openly”); Rev. 13:14, 15, “it was given him” (
KJV
, “he had
power”).
2.
(
&
, 591) signifies “to give up or back, to restore, return, render
what is due, to pay, give an account” ( , “back,” and No. 1), e.g., of an account. Matt.
5:26; 12:36; Luke 16:2; Acts. 19:40; Heb. 13:17; 1 Pet. 4:5; of wages, etc., e.g., Matt.
18:25-34; 20:8; of conjugal duty, 1 Cor. 7:3; of a witness, Acts 4:33; frequently of
recompensing or rewarding, 1 Tim. 5:4; 2 Tim. 4:8, 14; 1 Pet. 3:9; Rev. 18:6; 22:12. In
the middle voice it is used of “giving” up what is one’s own; hence, “to sell,” Acts 5:8;
7:9; Heb. 12:16. See
DELIVER
.