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GreekG2198Verb

ζάω

zaō

127Occurrences
G2198Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to live (literally or figuratively)

a primary verb;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.prop., to live, be alive (see Syn., *βίος; *in cl. usually of animal life, but sometimes of plants, as Arist., Eth. N, i, 7, 12)
2.As sometimes in cl., = βιόω, to live, pass one's life
3.Of inanimate things, metaphorically
LXX: chiefly for חיה (most frequently ptcp., ζῶν, inf., ζῆν, for חַי

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ζάω appears 127 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Romans
18
John
14
Revelation
13
Acts
12
Hebrews
12
Luke
8
1 Peter
7
2 Corinthians
7

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 15:45BSB

So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

2 Corinthians 6:9BSB

as unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;

Hebrews 10:31BSB

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

John 7:38BSB

Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”

Revelation 2:8BSB

To the angel of the church in Smyrna write:These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.