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Lexicon :: Strong's G2227 - zōopoieō

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ζῳοποιέω
Transliteration
zōopoieō (Key)
Pronunciation
dzo-op-oy-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as ζῷον (G2226) and ποιέω (G4160)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:874,290

Strong’s Definitions

†ζωοποιέω zōopoiéō, dzo-op-oy-eh'-o; from the same as G2226 and G4160; to (re-)vitalize (literally or figuratively):—make alive, give life, quicken.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G2227 in the following manner: quicken (9x), give life (2x), make alive (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G2227 in the following manner: quicken (9x), give life (2x), make alive (1x).

  1. to produce alive, begat or bear living young

  2. to cause to live, make alive, give life

    1. by spiritual power to arouse and invigorate

    2. to restore to life

    3. to give increase of life: thus of physical life

    4. of the spirit, quickening as respects the spirit, endued with new and greater powers of life

  3. metaph., of seeds quickened into life, i.e. germinating, springing up, growing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ζωοποιέω zōopoiéō, dzo-op-oy-eh'-o; from the same as G2226 and G4160; to (re-)vitalize (literally or figuratively):—make alive, give life, quicken.
STRONGS G2227:
ζωοποιέω; -ῶ; future ζωοποιήσω; 1 aorist infinitive ζωοποιῆσαι; passive, present ζωοποιοῦμαι; 1 future ζωοποιηθήσομαι; 1 aorist participle ζωοποιηθείς; (ζωοποιός making alive);
1. to produce alive, beget or bear living young, (Aristotle, Theophrastus).
2. to cause to live, make alive, give life: τὰ πάντα, of God, 1 Timothy 6:13 R G [cf. Nehemiah 9:6; 2 Kings 5:7; Diognetus, epistle 5 at the end]; by spiritual power to arouse and invigorate, 2 Corinthians 3:6; Galatians 3:21; to give ζωὴ αἰώνιος (in the Johannean sense), John 6:63; of the dead, to reanimate, restore to life: 1 Corinthians 15:45; τινά, John 5:21; Romans 4:17; Romans 8:11; passive 1 Corinthians 15:22; equivalent to to give increase of life: thus of physical life, πρῶτον τὸ παιδίον μέλιτι, εἶτα γάλακτι ζωοποιεῖται, the Epistle of Barnabas 6, 17; of the spirit, ζωοποιηθεὶς πνεύματι, quickened as respects the spirit, endued with new and greater powers of life, 1 Peter 3:18, on which cf. Lechler, Das apost. u. nachapost. Zeitalter, p. 182 edition 2; [Zezschwitz, De Christi ad inferos descensu (Lipsius 1857), p. 20]. metaphorically (Geoponica 9, 11, 7) of seeds quickening into life, i. e. germinating, springing up, growing: 1 Corinthians 15:36.
[Compare: συζωοποιέω.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Kings
5:7
Nehemiah
9:6
John
5:21; 6:63
Romans
4:17; 8:11
1 Corinthians
15:22; 15:36; 15:45
2 Corinthians
3:6
Galatians
3:21
1 Timothy
6:13
1 Peter
3:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2227 matches the Greek ζῳοποιέω (zōopoieō),
which occurs 11 times in 10 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:21 - “For just as the Father raises the dead and gives G2227 them life G2227, even so the Son also gives G2227 life G2227 to G2227 whom He wishes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:63

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:63 - “The Spirit is the One who gives G2227 life G2227; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:17 - as it is written, “A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU”—in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives G2227 life G2227 to G2227 the dead and [fn]calls into being that which does not exist.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:11 - But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give G2227 life G2227 to G2227 your mortal bodies [fn]through His Spirit who dwells in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:22 - For as in Adam all die, so also in [fn]Christ all will be made G2227 alive G2227.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:36 - You fool! That which you sow does not come G2227 to G2227 life G2227 unless it dies;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:45

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:45 - So also it is written, “The first MAN, Adam, BECAME A LIVING SOUL.” The last Adam became a life-giving G2227 spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:6 - who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives G2227 life G2227.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:21 - Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given which was able to impart G2227 life G2227, then righteousness would indeed be by law.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:18 - For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, so that He might bring you to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made G2227 alive G2227 in the [fn]spirit;
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