ζώνη zōnē · G2223

ζών-η, ἡ, ; (ζώννυμι) belt, girdle: ; I properly the lower girdle worn by women just above the hips, περὶ δὲ ζώνην βάλετ᾽ ἰξυῖ [] —Phrases: ; I.1 λῦσε δὲ παρθενίην ζ. unloosed her maiden girdle, of the bridegroom, []:—middle, of the bride, μούνῳ ἑνὶ ζώναν ἀνέρι λυσαμένα [], absolutely, of marriage, []; of sexual intercourse, []; I.1.b ζ. λῦσαι to loose the girdle for childbirth, []; later λύσασθαι or ἀπολύσασθαι, []; I.1.c of men on a march, ζ. λύσασθαι to slacken one's belt, i.e. rest oneself, …