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ζωή

zōēlifeHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine135 occurrences22 books127 verses

Definition

ζωή, -ῆς, ἡ (ζάω),

[in LXX chiefly for חַיִּים ;]

life (in Hom., Hdt., = βίος, which see; later, existence, vita quâ vivimus, as distinct from βίος, vita quam vivimus; opposite to θάνατος);

1. of natural life: Luke 16:25, Acts 8:33, 1 Corinthians 15:19, 1 Timothy 4:8, Hebrews 7:3, James 4:14; πνεῦμα ζωῆς, Revelation 11:11; ψυχὴ ζωῆς ( Genesis 1:30), Revelation 16:3; of the life of one risen from the dead, Romans 5:10, Hebrews 7:16.

2. Of the life of the kingdom of God, the present life of grace and the life of glory which is to follow (Dalman, Words, 156ff.; Westc, Epp. Jo., 214ff.; Cremer, 272ff.): John 6:51, 53, Romans 7:10; 8:6, 10, Philippians 2:16, Colossians 3:4, 2 Peter 1:3; αἰώνος (reff. supr.; DCG, i, 538a, ii, 30f.), John 4:36; 12:50; 17:3, 1 John 1:2, al.; τ. φῶς τῆς ζ., John 8:12; ὁ Λόγος τ. ζ., 1 John 1:1; ὁ ἄρτος τ. ζ., John 6:35, 48; δικαίωσις ζωῆς, Romans 5:18; μετάνοια εἰς ζ., Acts 11:18; ἐν αὐτῷ ζ. ἦν, John 1:4; ζ. ἡ ἐν. Χ. Ἰ., 2 Timothy 1:1; τὰ πρὸς ζωήν, 2 Peter 1:3, al.; στέφανος τῆς ζ., James 1:12, Revelation 2:10; χάρις ζωῆς (genitive expl.), 1 Peter 3:7; ζ. καὶ εἰρήνη, Romans 8:6; ζ. καὶ ἀφθαρσία, 2 Timothy 1:10; ἀνάστασις ζωῆς, John 5:29; βίβλος ζωῆς, Philippians 4:3, Revelation 3:5; ξύλον ζωῆς, Revelation 2:7; ὕδωρ ζωῆς, Revelation 22:17; meton., of that which has life: τ. πνεῦμα, Romans 8:10; ῥήματα, John 6:63; of one who gives life, John 11:25; 14:6, 1 John 1:2; ἡ ἐντολή, John 12:50.

Synonyms: see: βίος.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ζωή:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

135 total
  1. John 17:3ζωὴ · life
    Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
  2. John 20:31ζωὴν · life
    But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
  3. Acts 2:28ζωῆς · of life
    You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
  4. Acts 3:15ζωῆς · of life
    You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.
  5. Acts 5:20Ζωῆς · [new] life
    “Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
  6. Acts 8:33ζωὴ · life
    In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
  7. Acts 11:18ζωὴν · life
    When they heard this, they had no further objections, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
  8. Acts 13:46ζωῆς · life
    Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
  9. Acts 13:48ζωὴν · life
    When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.
  10. Acts 17:25ζωὴν · life
    Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
  11. Romans 2:7ζωὴν · life
    To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
  12. Romans 5:10ζωῇ · life
    For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!
  13. Romans 5:17ζωῇ · life
    For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
  14. Romans 5:18ζωῆς · [and] life
    So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.
  15. Romans 5:21ζωὴν · life
    …so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  16. Romans 6:4ζωῆς · of life
    We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.
  17. Romans 6:22ζωὴν · life
    But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
  18. Romans 6:23ζωὴ · life
    For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  19. Romans 7:10ζωὴν · life
    So I discovered that the very commandment that was meant to bring life actually brought death.
  20. Romans 8:2ζωῆς · life
    For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
  21. Romans 8:6ζωὴ · [is] life
    The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,
  22. Romans 8:10ζωὴ · [is] alive
    But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.
  23. Romans 8:38ζωὴ · life
    For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
  24. Romans 11:15ζωὴ · life
    For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
  25. 1 Corinthians 3:22ζωὴ · life
    …whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,
  26. 1 Corinthians 15:19ζωῇ · life
    If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.
  27. 2 Corinthians 2:16ζωῆς · that brings life; ζωήν
    To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
  28. 2 Corinthians 4:10ζωὴ · life
    We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
  29. 2 Corinthians 4:11ζωὴ · life
    For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.
  30. 2 Corinthians 4:12ζωὴ · life [is at work]
    So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
  31. 2 Corinthians 5:4ζωῆς · life
    For while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.
  32. Galatians 6:8ζωὴν · life
    The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
  33. Ephesians 4:18ζωῆς · life
    They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
  34. Philippians 1:20ζωῆς · life
    I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
  35. Philippians 2:16ζωῆς · of life
    …as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
  36. Philippians 4:3ζωῆς · of Life
    Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have contended at my side for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.
  37. Colossians 3:3ζωὴ · life
    For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
  38. Colossians 3:4ζωὴ · life
    When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
  39. 1 Timothy 1:16ζωὴν · life
    But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
  40. 1 Timothy 4:8ζωῆς · life
    For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.
  41. 1 Timothy 6:12ζωῆς · life
    Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
  42. 1 Timothy 6:19ζωῆς · life
    …treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
  43. 2 Timothy 1:1ζωῆς · of life
    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,
  44. 2 Timothy 1:10ζωὴν · life
    And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,
  45. Titus 1:2ζωῆς · life
    …in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
  46. Titus 3:7ζωῆς · life
    …so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.
  47. Hebrews 7:3ζωῆς · of life
    Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
  48. Hebrews 7:16ζωῆς · life
    …one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.
  49. James 1:12ζωῆς · of life
    Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.