Greek · Strong's G2222 · Noun (feminine)
ζωή
zōē
life
How it's translated
- life87
- of life35
- is life2
- lifetime1
- of a life1
- of life —1
- living1
Definition
ζωή, -ῆς, ἡ (ζάω),
[in LXX chiefly for חַיִּים ;]
life (in Hom., Hdt., = βίος, which see; later, existence, vita quâ vivimus, as distinct from βίος, vita quam vivimus; opposite to θάνατος);
1. of natural life: Luk.16:25, Act.8:33, 1Co.15:19, 1Ti.4:8, Heb.7:3, Jas.4:14; πνεῦμα ζωῆς, Rev.11:11; ψυχὴ ζωῆς ( Gen.1:30), Rev.16:3; of the life of one risen from the dead, Rom.5:10, Heb.7:16.
2. Of the life of the kingdom of God, the present life of grace and the life of glory which is to follow (Dalman, Words, 156ff.…
Its meaning group
Physiological Processes and States › Live, Die
Words with a similar meaning
Between Hebrew and Greek
In the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), this word translates these Hebrew words, which helps show what New Testament writers heard in it:
- חַי chay · alive 134×
- חָיָה cha·yah · to live 13×
Where it appears
Matthewacross the New TestamentRevelation
- John32
- Revelation17
- Romans14
- 1 John10
- Acts8
- Matthew7
- Luke6
- 2 Corinthians5
- Mark4
- 1 Timothy4
…and 12 more books.
Every verse
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