ζῷον (Rec. ζῶον, see LS, see word), -ου, τό (ζωός, alive), [in LXX for חַי (chiefly) and cognate forms; frequently in Wis ;] a living creature, an animal: Rev.4:6-9 5:6 ff. Rev.6:1 ff. Rev.7:11 14:3 15:7 19:4; ζῴων τ. αἷμα, Heb.13:11; ἄλογα ζ., 2Pe.2:12, Ju 10.† SYN.: θηρίον, in which the brutal, bestial element is emphasized, and which is never used of sacrificial animals. On the other hand, ζ. is the more comprehensive, as expressing the vital element common to the whole anima] creation (see Tr., Syn., LXXxi; Cremer, 274). (AS)
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G2226 — ζῷον
zōon · living thing · Greek
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Hebrews 13:11 · ζῴωνFor the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside of the camp.2 Peter 2:12 · ζῷαBut these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,Jude 1:10 · ζῷαBut these speak evil of whatever things they don’t know. What they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, they are destroyed in these things.Revelation 4:6 · ζῷαBefore the throne was something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal. In the midst of the throne, and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes before and behind.Revelation 4:7 · ζῷον · ζῷον · ζῷον · ζῷονThe first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.Revelation 4:8 · ζῷα,The four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within. They have no rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come!”Revelation 4:9 · ζῷαWhen the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to him who sits on the throne, to him who lives forever and ever,Revelation 5:6 · ζῴωνI saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.Revelation 5:8 · ζῷαNow when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.Revelation 5:11 · ζῴωνI saw, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands;Revelation 5:14 · ζῷαThe four living creatures said, “Amen!” The elders fell down and worshiped.Revelation 6:1 · ζῴωνI saw that the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder, “Come and see!”Revelation 6:3 · ζῴουWhen he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!”Revelation 6:5 · ζῴουWhen he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come and see!” And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.Revelation 6:6 · ζῴωνI heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A choenix of wheat for a denarius, and three choenix of barley for a denarius! Don’t damage the oil and the wine!”Revelation 6:7 · ζῴουWhen he opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see!”Revelation 7:11 · ζῴωνAll the angels were standing around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before his throne, and worshiped God,Revelation 14:3 · ζῴωνThey sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand, those who had been redeemed out of the earth.Revelation 15:7 · ζῴωνOne of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.Revelation 19:4 · ζῷα,The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, “Amen! Hallelujah!”