Strong's Lexicon
G2225 — ζωογονέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2225 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ζωογονέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of G2198 and a derivative of G1096 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | zoogoneo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | dzo-og-on-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to birth (or make) alive 2. (by analogy) to rescue from death 3. (passively) be saved from death |
| KJV Renderings: | live, preserve |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ζοωγονέω, ζοωγόνω; future ζοωγονήσω; present infinitive passive ζοωγονεῖσθαι; (from ζοωγονος viviparous, and this from ζοως and ΓΑΝΩ);
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.): τά πάντα, of God, 1Ti 6:13 L T Tr WH ((1Sa 2:6)).
3. in the Bible to preserve alive: τήν ψυχήν, Luk 17:33; passive Act 7:19. (For äÆçÁéÈä, Exo 1:17; Jdg 8:19; (1Sa 27:9; 1Sa 27:11; 1 Kings 21:31 ().)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ζωογονέω (live)
Luke 17:33
- KJV: Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it
- GK: ος εάν ζητήση την ψυχήν αυτού σώσαι απολέσει αυτήν και ος εάν απολέση αυτήν ζωογονήσει αυτήν
Acts 7:19
- KJV: The same dealt subtilly with our kindred evil entreated our fathers so that they cast out their young children to the end they might not live
- GK: ούτος κατασοφισάμενος το γένος ημών εκάκωσε τους πατέρας ημών του ποιείν έκθετα τα βρέφη αυτών εις το μη ζωογονείσθαι