- Transliteration: Anazonnumi

- Phonetic: an-ad-zone'-noo-mee

- Definition:

1. to gird up

2. metaph. be prepared

a. a metaphor derived from the practice of the Orientals, who in order to be unimpeded in their movements were accustomed, when starting a journey or engaging in any work, to bind their long flowing garments closely around their bodies and fastened them with a leather belt.

- Origin: from G303" class="dictionary-topic-link">G303 and G2224" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2224

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G303" class="dictionary-topic-link">G303 and G2224" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2224; to gird afresh: - gird up.