# G5269 ὑποζώννυμι

ὑποζώννυμι (hypozṓnnymi), Strong’s G5269: to gird under, i.e. frap (a vessel with cables across the keel, sides and deck) KJV: undergirt. Occurs 2 times.

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*hypozṓnnymi* — to gird under, i.e. frap (a vessel with cables across the keel, sides and deck)

KJV: undergirt

Built from [ὑπό hypó](https://besorah.bible/word/G5259) (under) + [ζώννυμι zṓnnymi](https://besorah.bible/word/G2224) (to bind about)

Occurs 2 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Acts 27:17](https://besorah.bible/besorah/acts/27?v=17) — After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the…
- [2 Maccabees 3:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/2-maccabees/3?v=19) — The women, girded with sackcloth under their breasts, thronged the streets. The virgins who were kept indoors ran…