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ζωή
zōḗ · Greek · Strong's G2222 · 135 occurrences
The KJV renders 7 different Hebrew and Greek words as “life”
What it means
life (literally or figuratively)
from G2198 (ζάω);
How the KJV renders it
life
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“life”
Answers that weigh this word
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- What does John 1:1 mean ('the Word was God')?
Where it appears
135 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 3:22 · N-NSF
whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All are yours,
1 Corinthians 15:19 · N-DSF
If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.
1 John 1:1 · N-GSF
That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life
1 John 1:2 · N-ASF
(and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us);
1 John 2:25 · N-ASF
This is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life.
1 John 3:14 · N-ASF
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.
1 John 3:15 N-ASF1 John 5:11 N-ASF1 John 5:12 N-ASF1 John 5:13 N-ASF1 John 5:16 N-ASF1 John 5:20 N-NSF1 Peter 3:7 N-GSF1 Peter 3:10 N-ASF1 Timothy 1:16 N-ASF1 Timothy 4:8 N-GSF1 Timothy 6:12 N-GSF1 Timothy 6:19 N-GSF2 Corinthians 2:16 N-ASF2 Corinthians 4:10 N-NSF2 Corinthians 4:11 N-NSF2 Corinthians 4:12 N-NSF2 Corinthians 5:4 N-GSF2 Peter 1:3 N-ASF2 Timothy 1:1 N-GSF2 Timothy 1:10 N-ASFActs 2:28 N-GSFActs 3:15 N-GSFActs 5:20 N-GSFActs 8:33 N-NSFActs 11:18 N-ASFActs 13:46 N-GSFActs 13:48 N-ASFActs 17:25 N-ASFColossians 3:3 N-NSFColossians 3:4 N-NSFEphesians 4:18 N-GSFGalatians 6:8 N-ASFHebrews 7:3 N-GSFHebrews 7:16 N-GSFJames 1:12 N-GSFJames 4:14 N-NSFJohn 1:4 N-NSFJohn 3:15 N-ASFJohn 3:16 N-ASFJohn 3:36 N-ASFJohn 4:14 N-ASFJohn 4:36 N-ASFJohn 5:24 N-ASFJohn 5:26 N-ASFJohn 5:29 N-GSFJohn 5:39 N-ASFJohn 5:40 N-ASFJohn 6:27 N-ASFJohn 6:33 N-ASFJohn 6:35 N-GSFJohn 6:40 N-ASFJohn 6:47 N-ASFJohn 6:48 N-GSFJohn 6:51 N-GSF
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.