Life
ζωήStrong’s G2222zōē
Appears in 128 verses of the New Testament
In short
Zōē is the Greek word usually translated “life”, “lifetime” and “living”. It appears in 128 verses of the New Testament.
“Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.”
Meaning
Usually translated “life”, “lifetime” and “living”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- life 97
- of life 36
- lifetime 1
- of a life 1
- living 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 32
- Revelation 17
- Romans 14
- 1 John 10
- Acts 8
- Matthew 7
22 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 4:8In contextFor bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
- 1 Timothy 6:12In contextFight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
- 1 Timothy 6:19In contextLaying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
- Titus 1:2In contextIn hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
- Titus 3:7In contextThat being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
- 2 Peter 1:3In contextAccording as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
All 128 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
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. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “life” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LIFE, noun
plu lives. [See Live.]
- In a general sense, that state of animals and plants, or of an organized being, in which its natural functions and motions are performed, or in which its organs are capable of performing their functions.
- In animals, animation; vitality; and in man, that state of being in which the soul and body are united.
- In plants, the state in which they grow or are capable of growth, by means of the circulation of the sap.
- The present state of existence; the time from birth to death.“If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable” 1 Corinthians 15:19
All definitions
- Manner of living; conduct; deportment, in regard to morals.
- Condition; course of living, in regard to happiness and misery.
- Blood, the supposed vehicle of animation.
- Animals in general; animal being.
- System of animal nature.
- Spirit; animation; briskness; vivacity; resolution.
- The living form; real person or state; in opposition to a copy; as, a picture is taken from the life; a description from the life
- Exact resemblance; with to, before life
- General state of man, or of social manners; as the studies and arts that polish life
- Condition; rank in society; as high life and low life
- Common occurrences; course of things; human affairs.
- A person; a living being; usually or always, a human being.
- Narrative of a past life; history of the events of life; biographical narration.
- In Scripture, nourishment; support of life“For the tree of the field is man's life” Deuteronomy 20:19
- The stomach or appetite.“His life abhorreth bread” Job 33:20
- The enjoyments or blessings of the present life“Having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come” 1 Timothy 4:8
- Supreme felicity.“To be spiritually minded is life and peace” Romans 8:6
- Eternal happiness in heaven. Romans 5:10
- Restoration to life Romans 5:10
- The author and giver of supreme felicity.“I am the way, the truth, and the life” John 14:6
- A quickening, animating and strengthening principle, in a moral sense. John 6:27
- The state of being in force, or the term for which an instrument has legal operation; as the life of an execution.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.