ἐζώννυες  [1 verse](verb 2nd sg imperf ind act) "Girded" is zōnnymi the root of perizōnnymi, which means "to gird oneself", "to gird and "to put on a defense." -- - The Greek verb translated as "gird"  means "to gird ", that is to say, "brace".  It also means "to put on a defense" so "to fortify."