ζώνας [1 verse](noun pl fem acc) "Purses" is zone, which means "the lower girdle worn by women just above the hips (and therefore related to marrige, intercourse, and childbirth)," " male belt," "a belt used as a purse," "the waist," "anything that goes round like a belt," "one of the zones of the terrestrial sphere," and "one of the planetary spheres." -- "Purses" is a Greek word for the girdle of a woman, worn above the hips, and the belt of a man, worn at the waist and all related ideas to which they are related, such as the waist. It was used as a "purse," when it was a rolled up piece of cloth in which money valuables were secured.