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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 11 times in 10 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:17 - But the midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:18 - Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this and let the boys live?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:22 - Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, "All sons that are born you must throw into the river, but all daughters you may let live."

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:47 - to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between the living creatures that may be eaten and the living creatures that must not be eaten.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:19 - He said, "They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. I swear, as surely as the LORD is alive, if you had let them live, I would not kill you."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:6 - The LORD both kills and gives life; he brings down to the grave and raises up.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 27:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:9 - When David would attack a district, he would leave neither man nor woman alive. He would take sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing and would then go back to Achish.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 27:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:11 - Neither man nor woman would David leave alive so as to bring them back to Gath. He was thinking, "This way they can't tell on us, saying, 'This is what David did.'" Such was his practice the entire time that he lived in the country of the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:31 - His advisers said to him, "Look, we have heard that the kings of the Israelite dynasty are kind. Allow us to put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads and surrender to the king of Israel. Maybe he will spare our lives."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:4 - If we go into the city, we'll die of starvation, and if we stay here we'll die! So come on, let's defect to the Syrian camp! If they spare us, we'll live; if they kill us - well, we were going to die anyway."
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