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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 BoxExo 1:17

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:18

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:22 - Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Every Hebrew boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:47 - You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:19 - Gideon replied, “Those were my brothers, the sons of my own mother. As surely as the LORD lives, if you had spared their lives, I would not kill you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:6 - “The LORD brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:9 - Whenever David attacked an area, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but took sheep and cattle, donkeys and camels, and clothes. Then he returned to Achish.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:11 - He did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he thought, “They might inform on us and say, ‘This is what David did.’ ” And such was his practice as long as he lived in Philistine territory.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:31 - His officials said to him, “Look, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. Let us go to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:4 - If we say, ‘We’ll go into the city’—the famine is there, and we will die. And if we stay here, we will die. So let’s go over to the camp of the Arameans and surrender. If they spare us, we live; if they kill us, then we die.”
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