John 21:18

18TrulyἀμὴνtrulyἀμὴνI sayλέγωto youσοι,Whenὅτεyou wereἦςyoungerνεώτερος,you dressedἐζώννυεςyourselfσεαυτὸνandκαὶwalkedπεριεπάτειςwhereὅπουyou desiredἤθελες·whenὅτανhoweverδὲyou shall be oldγηράσῃς,you will stretch forthἐκτενεῖςtheτὰςhandsχεῖράςof youσου,andκαὶanotherἄλλοςyouσεwill dressζώσειandκαὶwill bring [you]οἴσειwhereὅπουnotοὐyou do desireθέλεις.

Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you were girding yourself and were walking where you were wanting; but when you shall be old, you will stretch forth your hands, and another will gird you and will bring [you] where you do not want.”

Vocab difficulty

79.2

Rare words

  • ἐζώννυες

    ζώννυμι

    I gird, put on the girdle, especially as preparatory to active work.

  • γηράσῃς

    γηράσκω

    I become old, grow old.

  • ζώσει

    ζώννυμι

    I gird, put on the girdle, especially as preparatory to active work.