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Lexicon :: Strong's G2198 - zaō

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ζάω
Transliteration
zaō (Key)
Pronunciation
dzah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary verb
mGNT
140x in 32 unique form(s)
TR
142x in 33 unique form(s)
LXX
436x in 47 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:832,290

Strong’s Definitions

ζάω záō, dzah'-o; a primary verb; to live (literally or figuratively):—life(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 143x

The KJV translates Strong's G2198 in the following manner: live (117x), be alive (9x), alive (6x), quick (4x), lively (3x), not translated (1x), miscellaneous (2x), variations of 'live' (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 143x
The KJV translates Strong's G2198 in the following manner: live (117x), be alive (9x), alive (6x), quick (4x), lively (3x), not translated (1x), miscellaneous (2x), variations of 'live' (1x).
  1. to live, breathe, be among the living (not lifeless, not dead)

  2. to enjoy real life

    1. to have true life and worthy of the name

    2. active, blessed, endless in the kingdom of God

  3. to live i.e. pass life, in the manner of the living and acting

    1. of mortals or character

  4. living water, having vital power in itself and exerting the same upon the soul

  5. metaph. to be in full vigour

    1. to be fresh, strong, efficient,

    2. as adj. active, powerful, efficacious

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ζάω záō, dzah'-o; a primary verb; to live (literally or figuratively):—life(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick.
STRONGS G2198:
ζάω, ζῶ, ζῇς, ζῇ, infinitive ζῆν (so L T, but R G WH -η-, Tr also (except 1 Corinthians 9:14; 2 Corinthians 1:8); cf. Winers Grammar, § 5, 4 c.; WH. Introductory § 410; Lipsius Gram. Unters., p. 5f), participle ζῶν; imperfect ἔζων (Romans 7:9, where Vat. has the inferior form ἔζην (found again Colossians 3:7 ἐζῆτε); cf. Fritzsche on Romans, ii., p. 38; (WHs Appendix, p. 169; Veitch, under the word)); future in the earlier form ζήσω (Romans 6:2 (not L marginal reading); Hebrews 12:9; L T Tr WH also in John (John 5:25); John 6:57,58 (John 6:51 T WH), (not L; John 14:19 T Tr WH); 2 Corinthians 13:4; James 4:15), and much oftener ((?) five times, quotations excepted, viz. Matthew 9:18; Luke 10:28; John 11:25; Romans 8:13; Romans 10:5; cf. Moulton's Winer, p. 105) the later form, first used by (Hippocrates 7, 536 (see Veitch, under the word)) Demosthenes, ζήσομαι; 1 aorist (unused in Attic (Hipp., Anth. Pal., Plutarch, others (see Veitch))) ἔζησα (Acts 26:5, etc.); cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Sprachl. ii. 191f; Buttmann, 58 (51); Krüger, i., p. 172; Kühner, i. 829; Winers Grammar, 86 (83); (Veitch, under the word); Hebrew חָיָה; (from (Homer) Theognis, Aeschylus down); to live;
I. properly,
1. to live, be among the living, be alive (not lifeless, not dead): Acts 20:12; Romans 7:1-3; 1 Corinthians 7:39; 2 Corinthians 1:8; 2 Corinthians 4:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:15, 17; Revelation 19:20, etc.; ψυχή ζῶσα, 1 Corinthians 15:45 and R Tr marginal reading Revelation 16:3; διά παντός τοῦ ζῆν, during all their life (on earth), Hebrews 2:15 (διατελεῖν πάντα τόν τοῦ ζῆν χρόνον, Diodorus 1, 74 (cf. Buttmann, 262 (225))); ἔτι ζῶν (participle imperfect (cf. Winer's Grammar, 341 (320))), while he was yet alive, before his death, Matthew 27:63; with ἐν σαρκί added, of the earthly life, Philippians 1:22; δέ νῦν ζῶ ἐν σαρκί, that life which I live in an earthly body, Galatians 2:20 (Buttmann, 149 (130); Winer's Grammar, 227 (213)); ἐν αὐτῷ ζῶμεν, in God is the cause why we live, Acts 17:28; ζῶσα τέθνηκε, 1 Timothy 5:6; ἐμοί τό ζῆν Χριστός, my life is devoted to Christ, Christ is the aim, the goal, of my life, Philippians 1:21; ζῶντες are opposed to νεκροί, Matthew 22:32; Mark 12:27; Luke 20:38; ζῶντες καί νεκροί, Acts 10:42; Romans 14:9; 2 Timothy 4:1; 1 Peter 4:5; in the sense of living and thriving, 2 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Thessalonians 3:8; ζῇ ἐν ἐμοί Χριστός, Christ is living and operative in me, i. e. the holy mind and energy of Christ pervades and moves me Galatians 2:20; ἐκ δυνάμεως Θεοῦ ζῆν εἰς τινα, through the power of God to live and be strong toward one (namely, in correcting and judging), 2 Corinthians 13:4; in the absolute sense, God is said to be ζῶν: Matthew 16:16; Matthew 26:63; John 6:57; John 6:69 Rec.; Acts 14:15; Romans 9:26; 2 Corinthians 3:3; 2 Corinthians 6:16; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; 1 Timothy 3:15; 1 Timothy 4:10; 1 Timothy 6:17 R G; Hebrews 3:12; Hebrews 9:14; Hebrews 10:31; Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 7:2 (Joshua 3:10; 2 Kings 19:4, 16; Isaiah 37:4, 17; Hosea 1:10; Daniel 6:20 Theod., 26, etc.); with the addition of εἰς τούς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Revelation 4:9; Revelation 15:7; ζῶ ἐγώ (אָנִי חַי, Numbers 14:21; Isaiah 49:18, etc.) as I live (by my life), the formula by which God swears by himself, Romans 14:11. equivalent to to continue to live, to be kept alive (ὅστις ζῆν ἐπιθυμεῖ, πειράσθω νικαν, Xenophon, an. 3, 2, 26 (39)): ἐάν κύριος θελήσῃ καί ζήσωμεν (ζήσομεν L T Tr WH), James 4:15 (Buttmann, 210 (181); Winer's Grammar, 286 (268f)); ζῆν ἐπ' ἄρτῳ (Matthew 4:4, etc.) see ἐπί, B. 2 a. α. (Tobit 5:20); ζῆν ἐκ τίνος, to get a living from a thing, 1 Corinthians 9:14; also when used of convalescents, John 4:50f, 53; with ἐκ τῆς ἀρρωστίας added, 2 Kings 1:2; 2 Kings 8:8f, figuratively, to live and be strong: ἐν τούτοις (for Rec. ἐν αὐτοῖς) in these vices, opposed to the ethical death by which Christians are wholly severed from sin (see ἀποθνῄσκω, II. 2 b.), Colossians 3:7; cf. Meyer at the passage equivalent to to be no longer dead, to recover life, be restored to life: Matthew 9:18; Acts 9:41; so of Jesus risen from the dead, Mark 16:11; Luke 24:5, 23; Acts 1:3; Acts 25:19; Romans 6:10; 2 Corinthians 13:4; opposed to νεκρός, Revelation 1:18; Revelation 2:8; ἔζησεν came to life, lived again, Romans 14:9 G L T Tr WH (opposed to ἀπέθανε); Revelation 13:14; Revelation 20:4, 5 (Rec. ἀνέζησεν) (Ezekiel 37:9f; on the aorist as marking entrance upon a state see βασιλεύω, at the end); ζῆν ἐκ νεκρῶν, tropically, out of moral death to enter upon a new life, dedicated and acceptable to God, Romans 6:13; (similarly in Luke 15:32 T Tr WH). equivalent to not to be mortal, Hebrews 7:8 (where ἄνθρωποι ἀποθνῄσκοντες dying men i. e. whose lot it is to die, are opposed to ζῶν).
2. emphatically, and in the Messianic sense, to enjoy real life, i. e. to have true life and worthy of the name — active, blessed, endless in the kingdom of God (or ζωή αἰώνιος; see ζωή, 2b.): Luke 10:28; John 5:25; John 11:25; Romans 1:17; Romans 8:13; Romans 14:9 ((?) see above); Galatians 3:12; Hebrews 12:9; with the addition of ἐκ πίστεως, Hebrews 10:38; of εἰς τόν αἰῶνα, John 6:51, 58; σύν Χριστῷ, in Christ's society, 1 Thessalonians 5:10; this life in its absolute fullness Christ enjoys, who owes it to God; hence, he says ζῶ διά τόν πατέρα, John 6:57; by the gift and power of Christ it is shared in by the faithful, who accordingly are said ζήσειν δἰ αὐτόν, John 6:57; δἰ αὐτοῦ, 1 John 4:9. with a dative denoting the respect, πνεύματι, 1 Peter 4:6; ὄνομα ἔχεις ὅτι ζῇς καί νεκρός εἰ, thou art said to have life (i. e. vigorous spiritual life bringing forth good fruit) and (yet) thou art dead (ethically), Revelation 3:1. In the O. T: ζῆν denotes to live most happily in the enjoyment of the theocratic blessings: Leviticus 18:5; Deuteronomy 4:1; Deuteronomy 8:1; Deuteronomy 30:16.
3. to live i. e. pass life, of the manner of living and acting; of morals or character: μετά ἀνδρός with the accusative of time, of a married woman, Luke 2:36; χωρίς νόμου, without recognition of the law, Romans 7:9; Φαρισαῖος, Acts 26:5; also ἐν κόσμῳ, Colossians 2:20; with ἐν and a dative indicating the act or state of the soul: ἐν πίστει, Galatians 2:20; ἐν τῇ ἁμαρτία, to devote life to sin, Romans 6:2; with adverbs expressing the manner: εὐσεβῶς, 2 Timothy 3:12; Titus 2:12; ἀσώτως, Luke 15:13; ἐθνικῶς, Galatians 2:14; ἀδίκως, Wis. 14:28; ζῆν τίνι (the dative of person, a phrase common in Greek authors also, in Latin vivere alicui; cf. Fritzsche on Romans, vol. iii., p. 176ff), to devote, consecrate, life to one; so to live that life results in benefit to someone or to his cause: τῷ Θεῷ, Luke 20:38; Romans 6:10; Galatians 2:19 (4 Macc. 16:25); τῷ Χριστῷ, 2 Corinthians 5:15; that man is said ἑαυτῷ ζῆν who makes his own will his law, is his own master, Romans 14:7; 2 Corinthians 5:15; with the dative of the thing to which life is devoted: τῇ δικαιοσύνη, 1 Peter 2:24; πνεύματι, to be actuated by the Spirit, Galatians 5:25; κατά σάρκα, as the flesh dictates, Romans 8:12f.
II. Metaphorically, of inanimate things;
a. ὕδωρ ζῶν, חַיִּים מַיִם (Genesis 26:19; Leviticus 14:5; etc.), living water, i. e. bubbling up, gushing forth, flowing, with the suggested idea of refreshment and salubrity (opposed to the water of cisterns and pools (cf. our spring water)), is figuratively used of the spirit and truth of God as satisfying the needs and desires of the soul: John 4:10; John 7:38; ἐπί ζώσας πηγάς ὑδάτων, Revelation 7:17 Rec.
b. having vital power in itself and exerting the same upon the soul: ἐλπίς ζῶσα, 1 Peter 1:3; λόγος Θεοῦ, 1 Peter 1:23; Hebrews 4:12; λόγια namely, τοῦ Θεοῦ, Acts 7:38, cf. Deuteronomy 32:47; ὁδός ζῶσα, Hebrews 10:20 (this phrase describing that characteristic of divine grace, in granting the pardon of sin and fellowship with God, which likens it to a way leading to the heavenly sanctuary). In the same manner the predicate ζῶν is applied to those things to which persons are compared who possess real life (see I. 2 above), in the expressions λίθοι ζῶντες, 1 Peter 2:4; ἄρτος ζῶν (see ἄρτος, at the end), John 6:51; θυσία ζῶσα (tacitly opposed to slain victims), Romans 12:1. (Compare: ἀναζάω, συζάω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
26:19
Leviticus
14:5; 18:5
Numbers
14:21
Deuteronomy
4:1; 8:1; 30:16; 32:47
Joshua
3:10
2 Kings
1:2; 8:8; 19:4; 19:16
Isaiah
37:4; 37:17; 49:18
Ezekiel
37:9
Daniel
6:20
Hosea
1:10
Matthew
4:4; 9:18; 9:18; 16:16; 22:32; 26:63; 27:63
Mark
12:27; 16:11
Luke
2:36; 10:28; 10:28; 15:13; 15:32; 20:38; 20:38; 24:5; 24:23
John
4:10; 4:50; 4:53; 5:25; 5:25; 6:51; 6:51; 6:51; 6:57; 6:57; 6:57; 6:57; 6:58; 6:58; 6:69; 7:38; 11:25; 11:25; 14:19
Acts
1:3; 7:38; 9:41; 10:42; 14:15; 17:28; 20:12; 25:19; 26:5; 26:5
Romans
1:17; 6:2; 6:2; 6:10; 6:10; 6:13; 7:1; 7:2; 7:3; 7:9; 7:9; 8:12; 8:13; 8:13; 9:26; 10:5; 12:1; 14:7; 14:9; 14:9; 14:9; 14:11
1 Corinthians
7:39; 9:14; 9:14; 15:45
2 Corinthians
1:8; 1:8; 3:3; 4:11; 5:15; 5:15; 6:9; 6:16; 13:4; 13:4; 13:4
Galatians
2:14; 2:19; 2:20; 2:20; 2:20; 3:12; 5:25
Philippians
1:21; 1:22
Colossians
2:20; 3:7; 3:7
1 Thessalonians
1:9; 3:8; 4:15; 4:17; 5:10
1 Timothy
3:15; 4:10; 5:6; 6:17
2 Timothy
3:12; 4:1
Titus
2:12
Hebrews
2:15; 3:12; 4:12; 7:8; 9:14; 10:20; 10:31; 10:38; 12:9; 12:9; 12:22
James
4:15; 4:15
1 Peter
1:3; 1:23; 2:4; 2:24; 4:5; 4:6
1 John
4:9
Revelation
1:18; 2:8; 3:1; 4:9; 7:2; 7:17; 13:14; 15:7; 16:3; 19:20; 20:4; 20:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2198 matches the Greek ζάω (zaō),
which occurs 24 times in 19 verses in 'Lev' in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:10 - But anything in the seas or the rivers that does not have fins and scales, of the swarming creatures in the waters and of the living creatures that are in the waters, is detestable to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:10 - and the priest shall look. And if there is a white swelling in the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:14 - But when raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:4 - the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two live[fn] clean birds and cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5 - And the priest shall command them to kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh[fn] water.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - He shall take the live bird with the cedarwood and the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, and dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:7 - And he shall sprinkle it seven times on him who is to be cleansed of the leprous disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and shall let the living bird go into the open field.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:49 - And for the cleansing of the house he shall take two small birds, with cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50 - and shall kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh water
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - and shall take the cedarwood and the hyssop and the scarlet yarn, along with the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the bird that was killed and in the fresh water and sprinkle the house seven times.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:52 - Thus he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and with the fresh water and with the live bird and with the cedarwood and hyssop and scarlet yarn.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:53 - And he shall let the live bird go out of the city into the open country. So he shall make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:10 - but the goat on which the lot fell for Azazel shall be presented alive before the LORD to make atonement over it, that it may be sent away into the wilderness to Azazel.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:20 - “And when he has made an end of atoning for the Holy Place and the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall present the live goat.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:21 - And Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the people of Israel, and all their transgressions, all their sins. And he shall put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:5 - You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:18 - And you shall not take a woman as a rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness while her sister is still alive.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:35 - “If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:36 - Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God, that your brother may live beside you.
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