ζωοποιέω zōopoieō · G2227
to make alive
ζωο-ποιέω, ῶ; [in LXX for חָיָה pi., hi., Jdg.21:14, 4Ki.5:7, Neh.9:6, Job.36:6, Psa.70:20, Ecc.7:12 * ; ] ; 1. in cl. (= ζωογονέω), to produce alive. ; 2. In LXX and NT, to make alive, cause to live, quicken (DCG, ii, 606a; Cremer, 275): Jhn.5:21 6:53, Rom.4:17 8:11, 1Co.15:45, 2Co.3:6, Gal.3:21. Pass., 1Co.15:22 15:36, 1Pe.3:18.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ζωοποι-έω,; = ζωογονέω []; II make alive, θανατῶς α καὶ ζ. []; bring to life, νεκρά []; endow with life, ἑαυτό [] —passive []; II.2 preserve alive, []
Where it's used 11 times
John 5:21 · John 6:63 · Romans 4:17 · Romans 8:11 · 1 Corinthians 15:22 · 1 Corinthians 15:36 · 1 Corinthians 15:45 · 2 Corinthians 3:6 · Galatians 3:21 · 1 Peter 3:18 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G2227; TFLSJ G2227
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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