ζάω zaō · G2198

to live

ζάω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for חיה (most frequently ptcp., ζῶν, inf., ζῆν, for חַי ; ] ; 1. prop., to live, be alive (see Syn., see word βίος; in cl. usually of animal life, but sometimes of plants, as Arist., Eth. N, i, 7, 12): Act.20:12, Rom.7:1-3, 1Co.7:39, Rev.19:20, al.; ἐν αὐτῷ ζῶμεν, Act.17:28; ἐμοὶ τὸ ζῆν Χριστός, Php.1:21; διὰ παντὸς τοῦ ζῆν (M, Pr., 215, 249), Heb.2:15; ὃ δὲ νῦν ζῶ ἐν σαρκί, Gal.2:20; ζῇ ἐν ἐμοὶ Χριστός, Gal.2:20; (ὁ) ζῶν, of God (אֵל חַי and cognate phrases, Jos.3:10, Hos.2:1 (1:10), Isa.37:4, al.; see DCG, ii, 39a), Mat.16:16, Jhn.6:57, Rom.9:26, 1Th.1:9, Heb.3:12, Rev.7:2, al.; in juristic phrase, ζῶ ἐγώ (חַי־אָנִי, Num.14:21, al.), as I live, Rom.14:11; ζῆν …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ζῶ ; (contraction from ζώω: ζάω only in Grammars, []; imperative ζῆ [] see at {ζῆ}; optative ζῴη; infinitive ζῆν: imperfect ἔζων []; ἔζην in most codices of []; 3rd.pers. plural ἔζων []: future ζήσω []: aorist 1 ἔζησα []: perfect ἔζηκα []aorist and perfect are mostly supplied from βιόω.- Exc. participle ζῶντος, [] always uses the Epic dialect Ionic dialect Lyric poetry present ζώω (also in []; subjunctive ζώῃ [], contraction ζῷ []; Cretan dialect δώω []; infinitive ζωέμεναι, -έμεν, []: …

Where it's used 143 times

Matthew 4:4 · Matthew 9:18 · Matthew 16:16 · Matthew 22:32 · Matthew 26:63 · Matthew 27:63 · Mark 5:23 · Mark 12:27 · Mark 16:11 · Luke 2:36 · Luke 4:4 · Luke 10:28 · Luke 15:13 · Luke 15:32 · Luke 20:38 · Luke 24:5 · Luke 24:23 · John 4:10 · John 4:11 · John 4:50 · John 4:51 · John 4:53 · John 5:25 · John 6:51 · John 6:57 · John 6:58 · John 6:69 · John 7:38 · John 11:25 · John 11:26 · John 14:19 · Acts 1:3 · Acts 7:38 · Acts 9:41 · Acts 10:42 · Acts 14:15 · Acts 17:28 · Acts 20:12 · Acts 22:22 · Acts 25:19 · Acts 25:24 · Acts 26:5 · Acts 28:4 · Romans 1:17 · Romans 6:2 · Romans 6:10 · Romans 6:11 · Romans 6:13 · Romans 7:1 · Romans 7:2 · Romans 7:3 · Romans 7:9 · Romans 8:12 · Romans 8:13 · Romans 9:26 · Romans 10:5 · Romans 12:1 · Romans 14:7 · Romans 14:8 · Romans 14:9 … and 83 more

Source: TBESG G2198; TFLSJ G2198

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