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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G2222 — ζωή
zōē · life · Greek
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Matthew 7:14 · ζωήν,For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it.Matthew 18:8 · ζωὴνAnd if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.Matthew 18:9 · ζωὴνAnd if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.Matthew 19:16 · ζωὴνAnd behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?Matthew 19:17 · ζωὴνAnd he said unto him, Why askest thou me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good: but if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.Matthew 19:29 · ζωὴνAnd every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.Matthew 25:46 · ζωὴνAnd these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.Mark 9:43 · ζωὴνAnd if thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed, rather than having thy two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.Mark 9:45 · ζωὴνAnd if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be cast into hell.Mark 10:17 · ζωὴνAnd as he was going forth into the way, there ran one to him, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?Mark 10:30 · ζωὴνbut he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.Luke 10:25 · ζωὴνAnd behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?Luke 12:15 · ζωὴAnd he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.Luke 16:25 · ζωῇBut Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish.Luke 18:18 · ζωὴνAnd a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?Luke 18:30 · ζωὴνwho shall not receive manifold more in this time, and in the world to come eternal life.John 1:4 · ζωὴ · ζωὴIn him was life; and the life was the light of men.John 3:15 · ζωὴνthat whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.John 3:16 · ζωὴνFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.John 3:36 · ζωὴν · ζωήν,He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.John 4:14 · ζωὴνbut whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life.John 4:36 · ζωὴνHe that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.John 5:24 · ζωὴν · ζωήν.¶Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.John 5:26 · ζωὴν · ζωὴνFor as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself:John 5:29 · ζωῆς,and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment.John 5:39 · ζωὴνYe search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;John 5:40 · ζωὴνand ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.John 6:27 · ζωὴνWork not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.John 6:33 · ζωὴνFor the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world.John 6:35 · ζωῆς·Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.John 6:40 · ζωὴνFor this is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.John 6:47 · ζωὴνVerily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life.John 6:48 · ζωῆς.I am the bread of life.John 6:51 · ζωῆς.¶I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.John 6:53 · ζωὴνJesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves.John 6:54 · ζωὴνHe that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life: and I will raise him up at the last day.John 6:63 · ζωήIt is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life.John 6:68 · ζωῆςSimon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.John 8:12 · ζωῆς.¶Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.John 10:10 · ζωὴνThe thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.John 10:28 · ζωὴνand I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.John 11:25 · ζωή·Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live;John 12:25 · ζωὴνHe that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.John 12:50 · ζωὴAnd I know that his commandment is life eternal: the things therefore which I speak, even as the Father hath said unto me, so I speak.John 14:6 · ζωή.Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.John 17:2 · ζωὴνeven as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that to all whom thou hast given him, he should give eternal life.John 17:3 · ζωὴAnd this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.John 20:31 · ζωὴνbut these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name.Acts 2:28 · ζωῆς,Thou madest known unto me the ways of life; Thou shalt make me full of gladness with thy countenance.Acts 3:15 · ζωῆςand killed the Prince of life; whom God raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.Acts 5:20 · ζωῆςGo ye, and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this Life.Acts 8:33 · ζωὴIn his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.Acts 11:18 · ζωὴνAnd when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also hath God granted repentance unto life.Acts 13:46 · ζωῆς,And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.Acts 13:48 · ζωὴνAnd as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.Acts 17:25 · ζωὴνneither is he served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;Romans 2:7 · ζωὴνto them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life:Romans 5:10 · ζωῇFor if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life;Romans 5:17 · ζωῇFor if, by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; much more shall they that receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, even Jesus Christ.Romans 5:18 · ζωῆς.So then as through one trespass the judgment came unto all men to condemnation; even so through one act of righteousness the free gift came unto all men to justification of life.Romans 5:21 · ζωὴνthat, as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.Romans 6:4 · ζωῆςWe were buried therefore with him through baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.Romans 6:22 · ζωὴνBut now being made free from sin and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life.Romans 6:23 · ζωὴFor the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.Romans 7:10 · ζωὴνand the commandment, which was unto life, this I found to be unto death:Romans 8:2 · ζωῆςFor the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.Romans 8:6 · ζωὴFor the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:Romans 8:10 · ζωὴAnd if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the spirit is life because of righteousness.Romans 8:38 · ζωὴFor I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,Romans 11:15 · ζωὴFor if the casting away of them is the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?1 Corinthians 3:22 · ζωὴwhether 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 · ζωῇIf we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.2 Corinthians 2:16 · ζωῆς · ζωήν.to the one a savor from death unto death; to the other a savor from life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?2 Corinthians 4:10 · ζωὴalways bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our body.2 Corinthians 4:11 · ζωὴFor we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.2 Corinthians 4:12 · ζωὴSo then death worketh in us, but life in you.2 Corinthians 5:4 · ζωῆς.¶For indeed we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened; not for that we would be unclothed, but that we would be clothed upon, that what is mortal may be swallowed up of life.Galatians 6:8 · ζωὴνFor he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.Ephesians 4:18 · ζωῆςbeing darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart;Philippians 1:20 · ζωῆςaccording to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing shall I be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.Philippians 2:16 · ζωῆςholding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labor in vain.Philippians 4:3 · ζωῆς.¶Yea, I beseech thee also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.Colossians 3:3 · ζωὴFor ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.Colossians 3:4 · ζωὴWhen Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory.1 Timothy 1:16 · ζωὴνhowbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ show forth all his longsuffering, for an ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal life.1 Timothy 4:8 · ζωῆςfor bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.1 Timothy 6:12 · ζωῆςFight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.1 Timothy 6:19 · ζωῆς.¶laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life which is life indeed.2 Timothy 1:1 · ζωῆςPaul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,2 Timothy 1:10 · ζωὴνbut hath now been manifested by the appearing of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,Titus 1:2 · ζωῆςin hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;Titus 3:7 · ζωῆςthat, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.Hebrews 7:3 · ζωῆςwithout father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like unto the Son of God), abideth a priest continually.Hebrews 7:16 · ζωῆςwho hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life:James 1:12 · ζωῆςBlessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.James 4:14 · ζωὴwhereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.1 Peter 3:7 · ζωῆςYe husbands, in like manner, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.1 Peter 3:10 · ζωὴνFor, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:2 Peter 1:3 · ζωὴνseeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;1 John 1:1 · ζωῆς·That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life1 John 1:2 · ζωὴ · ζωὴν(and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare unto you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us);1 John 2:25 · ζωὴνAnd this is the promise which he promised us, even the life eternal.1 John 3:14 · ζωήν,We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.1 John 3:15 · ζωὴνWhosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.1 John 5:11 · ζωὴν · ζωὴAnd the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.1 John 5:12 · ζωήν· · ζωὴνHe that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.1 John 5:13 · ζωὴνThese things have I written unto you, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, even unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God.1 John 5:16 · ζωήν,If any man see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: not concerning this do I say that he should make request.1 John 5:20 · ζωὴAnd we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.Jude 1:21 · ζωὴνkeep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.Revelation 2:7 · ζωῆςHe that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.Revelation 2:10 · ζωῆς.Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.Revelation 3:5 · ζωῆςHe that overcometh shall thus be arrayed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.Revelation 7:17 · ζωῆςfor the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.Revelation 11:11 · ζωῆςAnd after the three days and a half the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them that beheld them.Revelation 13:8 · ζωῆςAnd all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, every one whose name hath not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that hath been slain.Revelation 16:3 · ζωῆςAnd the second poured out his bowl into the sea; and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living soul died, even the things that were in the sea.Revelation 17:8 · ζωῆςThe beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go into perdition. And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, they whose name hath not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast, how that he was, and is not, and shall come.Revelation 20:12 · ζωῆς.And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.Revelation 20:15 · ζωῆςAnd if any was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.Revelation 21:6 · ζωῆςAnd he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.Revelation 21:27 · ζωῆςand there shall in no wise enter into it anything unclean, or he that maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they that are written in the Lamb’s book of life.Revelation 22:1 · ζωῆς,And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,Revelation 22:2 · ζωῆςin the midst of the street thereof. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve manner of fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.Revelation 22:14 · ζωῆς,Blessed are they that wash their robes, that they may have the right to come to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.Revelation 22:17 · ζωῆςAnd the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely.Revelation 22:19 · ζωῆςand if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.