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Lexicon :: Strong's G2225 - zōogoneō

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ζῳογονέω
Transliteration
zōogoneō (Key)
Pronunciation
dzo-og-on-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as ζῷον (G2226) and a derivative of γίνομαι (G1096)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:873,290

Strong’s Definitions

†ζωογονέω zōogonéō, dzo-og-on-eh'-o; from the same as G2226 and a derivative of G1096; to engender alive, i.e. (by analogy) to rescue (passively, be saved) from death:—live, preserve.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G2225 in the following manner: preserve (1x), live (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G2225 in the following manner: preserve (1x), live (1x).

  1. to bring forth alive

  2. to give life

  3. to preserve alive

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ζωογονέω zōogonéō, dzo-og-on-eh'-o; from the same as G2226 and a derivative of G1096; to engender alive, i.e. (by analogy) to rescue (passively, be saved) from death:—live, preserve.
STRONGS G2225:
ζωογονέω, -ῶ; future ζωογονήσω; present infinitive passive ζωογονεῖσθαι; (from ζωογόνος viviparous, and this from ζωός and ΓΕΝΩ);
1. properly, to bring forth alive (Theophrastus, Diodorus, Lucian, Plutarch, others).
2. to give life (Theophrastus, de caus. pl. 4, 15, 4; Ath. 7, p. 298 c.): τὰ πάντα, of God, 1 Timothy 6:13 L T Tr WH, [(1 Samuel 2:6)].
3. in the Bible to preserve alive: τὴν ψυχήν, Luke 17:33; passive Acts 7:19.
(For הֶחֱיָה, Exodus 1:17; Judges 8:19; [1 Samuel 27:9, 11; 1 Kings 21:31 (1 Kings 20:31)].)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
1:17
Judges
8:19
1 Samuel
2:6; 27:9; 27:11
1 Kings
20:31
Luke
17:33
Acts
7:19
1 Timothy
6:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2225 matches the Greek ζῳογονέω (zōogoneō),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:33 - Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:19 - He dealt shrewdly with our race and forced our fathers to expose their infants, so that they would not be kept alive.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:13 - I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before[fn] Pontius Pilate made the good confession,
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