4.5 KiB
ζάω -ῶ
Word data
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Strongs: G21980
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Alternate spellings:
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Principle Parts:
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Part of speech:
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Instances in Scripture: 142 ** UGNT instance count is different: 140
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All Scriptures cited: No
Etymology:
- LXX/Hebrew glosses:
in LXX chiefly for חיה (most freq. ptcp., ζῶν, inf., ζῆν, for חַי);
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Time Period/Ancient Authors:
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Related words:
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Antonyms for all senses
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Synonyms for all senses:
Senses
Glosses:
to live;
Explanation:
be alive; as I live; to live; pass one's life;
Citations:
Sense 1.0:
Definition:
Glosses:
to live;
Explanation:
be alive; as I live;
Citations:
prop., to live, be alive (v. Syn., s.v. βίος; in cl. usually of animal life, but sometimes of plants, as Arist., Eth. N, i, 7, 12): [[Ac 20:12](Act 20:12)](Act 20:12), [[Ro 7:1-3](Rom 7:1-3)](Rom 7:1-3), [[I Co 7:39](1Co 7:39)](1Co 7:39), [[Re 19:20](Rev 19:20)](Rev 19:20), al.; ἐν αὐτῷ ζῶμεν, [[Ac 17:28](Act 17:28)](Act 17:28); ἐμοὶ τὸ ζῆν Χριστός, [[Phl 1:21](Php 1:21)](Php 1:21); διὰ παντὸς τοῦ ζῆν (M, Pr., 215, 249), [[He 2:15](Heb 2:15)](Heb 2:15); ὃ δὲ νῦν ζῶ ἐν σαρκί, [[[[[Ga 2:20](Gal 2:20)](Gal 2:20)](Gal 2:20)](Gal 2:20)](Gal 2:20); ζῇ ἐν ἐμοὶ Χριστός, Ga 2:20; (ὁ) ζῶν, of God (אֵל חַי and cognate phrases, [[Jos 3:10](Jos 3:10)](Jos 3:10), [[Ho 2:1](Hos 2:1)](Hos 2:1) ([[1:10](Hos 1:10)](Hos 1:10)), [[Is 37:4](Isa 37:4)](Isa 37:4), al.; v. DCG, ii, 39a), [[Mt 16:16](Mat 16:16)](Mat 16:16), [[Jo 6:57](Jhn 6:57)](Jhn 6:57), [[Ro 9:26](Rom 9:26)](Rom 9:26), [[I Th 1:9](1Th 1:9)](1Th 1:9), [[He 3:12](Heb 3:12)](Heb 3:12), [[Re 7:2](Rev 7:2)](Rev 7:2), al.; in juristic phrase, ζῶ ἐγώ (חַי־אָנִי, [[Nu 14:21](Num 14:21)](Num 14:21), al.), as I live, [Ro 14:[[11](Jhn 4:11)](Rom 6:11)](Rom 14:11); ζῆν ἐπ’ ἄρτῳ, [[Mt 4:4](Mat 4:4)](Mat 4:4), al.; ἐκ, I Co 9:14](1Co 9:14)](1Co 9:14); of coming to life, [[Mk 16:[11(Mrk 16:11)](Mrk 16:11), [[[Ro 6:10](Rom 6:10)](Rom 6:10)](Rom 6:10) [[14:9](Rom 14:9)](Rom 14:9), [II Co [13](Rom [8:13](Rom 8:13)):4](2Co 13:4); opp. to νεκρός, [[Re 1:18](Rev 1:18)](Rev 1:18) [[2:8](Rev 2:8)](Rev 2:8); metaph., [[Lk 15:32](Luk 15:32)](Luk 15:32); ζῆν ἐκ νεκρῶν, [[Ro 6:13](Rom 6:13)](Rom 6:13); of the spiritual life of Christians, [[Lk 10:28](Luk 10:28)](Luk 10:28), [[Jo 5:25](Jhn 5:25)](Jhn 5:25), [[Ro 1:17](Rom 1:17)](Rom 1:17) [8:13](Rom 8:13); εἰς τ. αἰῶνα, [[Jo 6:51](Jhn 6:51)](Jhn 6:51), [[58](Jhn 6:58)](Jhn 6:58); σὺν Χριστῷ, [[I Th 5:10](1Th 5:10)](1Th 5:10); ὄνομα ἔχεις ὅτι ζῇς, [[Re 3:1](Rev 3:1)](Rev 3:1).
Sense 2.0:
Definition:
Glosses:
to live;
Explanation:
pass one's life;
Citations:
As sometimes in cl., = βιόω, to live, pass one's life: [[Lk 2:36](Luk 2:36)](Luk 2:36), [[Ac 26:5](Act 26:5)](Act 26:5), [[Ro 7:9](Rom 7:9)](Rom 7:9), [[Col 2:20](Col 2:20)](Col 2:20); ἐν πίστει, [[[[[[Ga 2:20](Gal 2:20)](Gal 2:20)](Gal 2:20)](Gal 2:20)](Gal 2:20)](Gal 2:20); ἐν τ. ἁμαρτίᾳ, [[Ro 6:2](Rom 6:2)](Rom 6:2); εὐσεβῶς, [[II Ti 3:12](2Ti 3:12)](2Ti 3:12); ἀσώτως, [Lk 15:[[13](Rom 8:13)](Rom [8:13](Rom 8:13))](Luk 15:13); c. dat. (cl.), ἑαυτῳ (Field, Notes, 164), [[Ro 14:7](Rom 14:7)](Rom 14:7), [[[[II Co 5:15](2Co 5:15)](2Co 5:15)](2Co 5:15)](2Co 5:15); τ. θεῷ, [[Lk 20:38](Luk 20:38)](Luk 20:38), [[[[Ro 6:10](Rom 6:10)](Rom 6:10)](Rom 6:10)](Rom 6:10), [[[11](Rom 6:11)](Jhn 4:11)](Rom 6:11), [[[[Ga 5:25](Gal 5:25)](Gal 2:19)](Gal 5:25)](Gal 2:19); τ. Χριστῷ, II Co 5:15; τ. δικαιοσύνῃ, [[I Pe 2:24](1Pe 2:24)](1Pe 2:24); πνεύματι, Ga 5:25; κατὰ σάρκα, [[Ro 8:12](Rom 8:12)](Rom 8:12), 13;
Sense 3.0:
Definition:
Citations:
Of inanimate things, metaph.: ὕδωρ ζῶν (i.e. springing water, as opp. to still water), in a spiritual sense, [[Jo 4:10](Jhn 4:10)](Jhn 4:10), [[[[11](Jhn 4:11)](Rom 6:11)](Jhn 4:11)](Rom 6:11) [[7:38](Jhn 7:38)](Jhn 7:38) (DCG, ii, 39 f.): ἐλπὶς ζῶσα, [[I Pe 1:3](1Pe 1:3)](1Pe 1:3); ὁδὸς ζῶσα, [[He 10:20](Heb 10:20)](Heb 10:20) (cf. ἀνα-, συν-ζάω; Cremer, 270, 721).