Zōogoneō ζωογονέω
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| ζωογονέω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | zōogoneō |
| Strong's number | G2225 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to give life |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (1) |
Zōogoneō (Greek ζωογονέω, Strong's G2225) is a Greek verb meaning “to give life”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ζωογονέω, -ῶ
(ζωός, alive, γένεσθαι), [in LXX Exo.1:17-18, 22, Jdg.8:19, 1Ki.2:6 27:9 27:11, 3Ki.20:31, 4Ki.7:4 (חָיָה pi., hi.), Lev.11:47 (חַי)* ;]
1. in cl., to engender, produce alive, endue with life.
2. In LXX. and NT, to preserve alive (DCG, ii, 606; Cremer, 274): Luk.17:33, Act.7:19, 1Ti.6:13 (EV, quickeneth; R, mg., preserveth).†
(AS)
(ζωός, alive, γένεσθαι), [in LXX Exo.1:17-18, 22, Jdg.8:19, 1Ki.2:6 27:9 27:11, 3Ki.20:31, 4Ki.7:4 (חָיָה pi., hi.), Lev.11:47 (חַי)* ;]
1. in cl., to engender, produce alive, endue with life.
2. In LXX. and NT, to preserve alive (DCG, ii, 606; Cremer, 274): Luk.17:33, Act.7:19, 1Ti.6:13 (EV, quickeneth; R, mg., preserveth).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | shall preserve (1), might (1), live (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | will preserve (1), they would die (1), gives life (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Zōogoneō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 17:33Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
Acts
- Acts 7:19The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 6:13I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).