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zōē G2222

ζωή (zōē) means “life” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ζωή Greek · G2222 135 tagged occurrences in 127 verses

Pronunciation guide: dzo-ay' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2222

ζωή · zōē · life

ζωή, -ῆς, ἡ (ζάω), [in LXX chiefly for חַיִּים ;] life (in Hom., Hdt., = βίος, which see; later, existence, vita quâ vivimus, as distinct from βίος, vita quam vivimus; opposite to θάνατος); 1. of natural life: Luk.16:25, Act.8:33, 1Co.15:19, 1Ti.4:8, Heb.7:3, Jas.4:14; πνεῦμα ζωῆς, Rev.11:11; ψυχὴ ζωῆς ( Gen.1:30), Rev.16:3; of the life of one risen from the dead, Rom.5:10, Heb.7:16. 2. Of the life of the kingdom of God, the present life of grace and the life of glory which is to follow (Dalman, Words, 156ff.; Westc, Epp. Jo., 214ff.; Cremer, 272ff.): Jhn.6:51, 53 Rom.7:10 8:6, 10 Php.2:16, Col.3:4, 2Pe.1:3; αἰώνος (reff. supr.; DCG, i, 538a, ii, 30f.), Jhn.4:36 12:50 17:3, 1Jn.1:2, al.; τ. φῶς τῆς ζ., Jhn.8:12; ὁ Λόγος τ. ζ., 1Jn.1:1; ὁ ἄρτος τ. ζ., Jo 6:35, 48; δικαίωσις ζωῆς, Rom.5:18; μετάνοια εἰς ζ., Act.11:18; ἐν αὐτῷ ζ. ἦν, Jhn.1:4; ζ. ἡ ἐν. Χ. Ἰ., 2Ti.1:1; τὰ πρὸς ζωήν, 2Pe.1:3, al.; στέφανος τῆς ζ., Jas.1:12, Rev.2:10; χάρις ζωῆς (genitive expl.), 1Pe.3:7; ζ. καὶ εἰρήνη, Rom.8:6; ζ. καὶ ἀφθαρσία, 2Ti.1:10; ἀνάστασις ζωῆς, Jhn.5:29; βίβλος ζωῆς, Php.4:3, Rev.3:5; ξύλον ζωῆς, Rev.2:7; ὕδωρ ζωῆς, Rev.22:17; meton., of that which has life: τ. πνεῦμα, Rom.8:10; ῥήματα, Jhn.6:63; of one who gives life, Jhn.11:25 14:6, 1Jn.1:2; ἡ ἐντολή, Jhn.12:50. SYN.: see: βίος. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.

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How translators render G2222

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
life 96
of life 29
and life 1
is alive 1
is life 1
life is at work 1
lifetime 1
living 1
new life 1
of living 1
that brings life 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
life 92
of life 31
the life 8
of 3
lifetime 1
of an 1
of the life 1
that 1

Verses containing G2222

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  1. 1 John 1:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.

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  2. 1 John 2:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.

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  3. 1 John 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.

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  4. 1 John 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.

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  5. 1 John 5:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

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  6. 1 John 5:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

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  7. 1 John 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

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  8. 1 John 5:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.

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  9. 1 John 5:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

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  10. Jude 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.

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  11. Revelation 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

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  12. Revelation 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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  13. Revelation 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.

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  14. Revelation 7:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”

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  15. Revelation 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.

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  16. Revelation 13:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.

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  17. Revelation 16:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.

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  18. Revelation 17:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.

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  19. Revelation 20:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.

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  20. Revelation 20:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

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  21. Revelation 21:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.

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  22. Revelation 21:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

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  23. Revelation 22:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

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  24. Revelation 22:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

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  25. Revelation 22:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.

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  26. Revelation 22:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.

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  27. Revelation 22:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.

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