ζῷον zōon · G2226

living thing

ζῷον (Rec. ζῶον, see LS, see word), -ου, τό ; (ζωός, alive), [in LXX for חַי (chiefly) and cognate forms; frequently in Wis ; ] ; a living creature, an animal: Rev.4:6-9 5:6 ff. Rev.6:1 ff. Rev.7:11 14:3 15:7 19:4; ζῴων τ. αἷμα, Heb.13:11; ἄλογα ζ., 2Pe.2:12, Ju 10.†; SYN.: θηρίον, in which the brutal, bestial element is emphasized, and which is never used of sacrificial animals. On the other hand, ζ. is the more comprehensive, as expressing the vital element common to the whole anima] creation (see Tr., Syn., LXXxi; Cremer, 274). (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ζῷον, τό, ; living being, animal, []; ζῷα, opposed to φυτά, []; ζ. θαλάττιον, χερσαῖον, [].; contemptuously, ὅπως ἡ χώρα τοῦ τοιούτου ζῴου καθαρὰ γίγνηται may be free from this kind of animal (i.e. beggars), []; ζ. πονηρόν, of women, []; II in art, figure, image, not necessarily of animals (compare ζῴδιον), ζῷον δέ οἱ ἐνῆν, ἀνὴρ ἱππεύς []: mostly in plural, ζῷα ἐς τὴν ἐσθῆτα ἐγγράφειν []; ζῷα γράψασθαι τὴν ζεῦξιν τοῦ Βοσπόρου to have pictures of the bridging of the Bosporus painted, []; compare …

Where it's used 23 times

Hebrews 13:11 · 2 Peter 2:12 · Jude 1:10 · Revelation 4:6 · Revelation 4:7 · Revelation 4:8 · Revelation 4:9 · Revelation 5:6 · Revelation 5:8 · Revelation 5:11 · Revelation 5:14 · Revelation 6:1 · Revelation 6:3 · Revelation 6:5 · Revelation 6:6 · Revelation 6:7 · Revelation 7:11 · Revelation 14:3 · Revelation 15:7 · Revelation 19:4 … and 3 more

Source: TBESG G2226; TFLSJ G2226

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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