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ζάω

Lemma	ζάω
Citation form	ζάω
Part of speech	verb
Gloss	I live
Strong’s	G2198
Transliteration	záō
Definition	to live (literally or figuratively)
KJV glosses	:--life(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick.
Derivation	a primary verb
SBLGNT occurrences	124

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek form	Grammar and occurrences
ἔζησα	verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1AAI-S--) — Acts 26:5
ἔζησαν	verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — Revelation 20:4 verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — Revelation 20:5
ἔζησεν	verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Luke 15:32 verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Romans 14:9 verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Revelation 13:14 verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Revelation 2:8
ἐζῆτε	verb, second person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2IAI-P--) — Colossians 3:7
ἔζων	verb, first person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1IAI-S--) — Romans 7:9
ζῇ	verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Mark 16:11 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 4:50 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 4:51 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 4:53 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Romans 14:7 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Romans 6:10 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Romans 7:1 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:39 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 2 Corinthians 13:4 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Galatians 2:20 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Hebrews 7:8 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Hebrews 9:17
ζῇς	verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Galatians 2:14 verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — Revelation 3:1
ζῆν	verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Luke 24:23 verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Acts 22:22 verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Acts 25:19 verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Acts 25:24 verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Acts 28:4 verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Romans 8:12 verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — 1 Corinthians 9:14 verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — 2 Corinthians 1:8 verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Philippians 1:21 verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Philippians 1:22 verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — 2 Timothy 3:12 verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Hebrews 2:15
ζήσασα	verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -AAPNSF-) — Luke 2:36
ζήσει	verb, third person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FAI-S--) — John 6:51 verb, third person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FAI-S--) — John 6:57 verb, third person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FAI-S--) — John 6:58
ζήσεσθε	verb, second person, future, middle, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2FMI-P--) — Romans 8:13
ζήσεται	verb, third person, future, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FMI-S--) — Matthew 4:4 verb, third person, future, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FMI-S--) — Matthew 9:18 verb, third person, future, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FMI-S--) — Luke 4:4 verb, third person, future, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FMI-S--) — John 11:25 verb, third person, future, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FMI-S--) — Romans 1:17 verb, third person, future, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FMI-S--) — Romans 10:5 verb, third person, future, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FMI-S--) — Galatians 3:11 verb, third person, future, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FMI-S--) — Galatians 3:12 verb, third person, future, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FMI-S--) — Hebrews 10:38
ζήσετε	verb, second person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2FAI-P--) — John 14:19
ζήσῃ	verb, second person, future, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2FMI-S--) — Luke 10:28 verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — Mark 5:23
ζήσομεν	verb, first person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1FAI-P--) — Romans 6:2 verb, first person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1FAI-P--) — 2 Corinthians 13:4 verb, first person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1FAI-P--) — Hebrews 12:9 verb, first person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1FAI-P--) — James 4:15
ζήσουσιν	verb, third person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3FAI-P--) — John 5:25
ζήσω	verb, first person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 1AAS-S--) — Galatians 2:19
ζήσωμεν	verb, first person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 1AAS-P--) — 1 Thessalonians 5:10 verb, first person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 1AAS-P--) — Titus 2:12 verb, first person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 1AAS-P--) — 1 Peter 2:24 verb, first person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 1AAS-P--) — 1 John 4:9
ζῆτε	verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Romans 8:13
ζῶ	verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — John 14:19 verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — John 6:57 verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Galatians 2:20
Ζῶ	verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Romans 14:11
ζῶμεν	verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — Acts 17:28 verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — Romans 14:8 verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — 2 Corinthians 6:9 verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — Galatians 5:25 verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — 1 Thessalonians 3:8 verb, first person, present, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 1PAS-P--) — Romans 14:8
ζῶν	verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPASN-) — John 4:10 verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPASN-) — John 4:11 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Matthew 27:63 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Luke 15:13 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — John 11:26 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — John 6:51 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — John 6:57 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Hebrews 7:25 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Revelation 1:18
Ζῶν	verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Hebrews 4:12
ζῶντα	verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPAPN-) — Acts 7:38 verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPASM-) — Luke 24:5 verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPASM-) — Acts 1:3 verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPASM-) — Acts 14:15 verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPASM-) — Acts 20:12 verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPASM-) — 1 Peter 2:4
ζῶντας	verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPAPM-) — Romans 6:11 verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPAPM-) — Romans 6:13 verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPAPM-) — 2 Timothy 4:1 verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPAPM-) — 1 Peter 4:5
ζῶντες	verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — 2 Corinthians 4:11 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — 2 Corinthians 5:15 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Colossians 2:20 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — 1 Thessalonians 4:15 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — 1 Thessalonians 4:17 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — 1 Peter 2:5 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Revelation 19:20
ζῶντι	verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDSM-) — Romans 7:2 verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDSM-) — 1 Thessalonians 1:9 verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDSM-) — 1 Timothy 4:10 verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDSM-) — Hebrews 9:14 verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDSM-) — Revelation 10:6 verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDSM-) — Revelation 4:10 verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDSM-) — Revelation 4:9
ζῶντος	verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — Matthew 16:16 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — Matthew 26:63 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — Romans 7:3 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — Romans 9:26 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — 2 Corinthians 3:3 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — 2 Corinthians 6:16 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — 1 Timothy 3:15 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — Hebrews 10:31 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — Hebrews 12:22 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — Hebrews 3:12 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — 1 Peter 1:23 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — Revelation 15:7 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — Revelation 7:2 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPGSN-) — John 7:38
ζώντων	verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — Matthew 22:32 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — Mark 12:27 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — Luke 20:38 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — Acts 10:42 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — Romans 14:9
ζῶσα	verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPNSF-) — 1 Timothy 5:6
ζῶσαν	verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPASF-) — Acts 9:41 verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPASF-) — Romans 12:1 verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPASF-) — 1 Corinthians 15:45 verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPASF-) — Hebrews 10:20 verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPASF-) — 1 Peter 1:3
ζῶσι	verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 3PAS-P--) — 1 Peter 4:6
ζῶσιν	verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Luke 20:38 verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 3PAS-P--) — 2 Corinthians 5:15

Morphology

verb; MorphGNT -AAPNSF-
verb; MorphGNT -PAN----
verb; MorphGNT -PAPAPM-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPAPN-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPASF-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPASM-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPASN-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPDSM-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPGPM-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPGSM-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPGSN-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPNPM-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPNSF-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPNSM-
verb; MorphGNT 1AAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 1AAS-P--
verb; MorphGNT 1AAS-S--
verb; MorphGNT 1FAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 1IAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 1PAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 1PAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 1PAS-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2FAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2FMI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2FMI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 2IAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2PAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2PAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3AAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 3AAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3AAS-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3FAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 3FAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3FMI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3PAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 3PAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3PAS-P--

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: ζαω.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for ζάω with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.

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