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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ζάω
Greek transliteration: 
zaō
Simplified transliteration: 
zao
Principal Parts: 
ζήσω <ε>ορ</ε> ζήσομαι, ἔζησα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2198
GK Number: 
2409
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
140
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(1a)
Gloss: 
to be alive, to live a life; in the NT this can also refer to the resurrection life, Jesus Christ is then the Living One
Definition: 
to live, to be possessed of vitality, to exercise the functions of life, Mt. 27:63; Acts 17:28; τὸ ζῆν, life, Heb. 2:15; to have means of subsistence, 1 Cor. 9:14; to live, to pass existence in a specific manner, Lk. 2:36; 15:13; to be instinct with life and vigor; hence, ζῶν, living, an epithet of God, in a sense peculiar to Himself; ἐλπὶς ζῶσα, a living hope in respect of vigor and constancy, 1 Pet. 1:3; ὕδωρ ζῶν, living water in respect of a full and unfailing flow, Jn. 4:10, 11; to be alive with cheered and hopeful feelings, 1 Thess. 3:8; to be alive in a state of salvation from spiritual death, 1 Jn. 4:9

Greek-English Concordance for ζάω

Romans 7:9 I was once alive (ezōn | ἔζων | imperf act ind 1 sg) apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came to life
Romans 8:12 So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to (zēn | ζῆν | pres act inf ) live (zēn | ζῆν | pres act inf ) according to the flesh,
Romans 8:13 for if you (zēte | ζῆτε | pres act ind 2 pl) live (zēte | ζῆτε | pres act ind 2 pl) according to the flesh, you will certainly die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live (zēsesthe | ζήσεσθε | fut mid ind 2 pl).
Romans 9:26 “And in the very place where God said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living (zōntos | ζῶντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) God.’”
Romans 10:5 For Moses writes regarding the righteousness that is based on the law, “The person committed to these things must live (zēsetai | ζήσεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) by them.”
Romans 12:1 I appeal you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living (zōsan | ζῶσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem) sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God — this is a reasonable act of worship for you.
Romans 14:7 For none of us lives (zē | ζῇ | pres act ind 3 sg) for himself, and none dies for himself.
Romans 14:8 if we live (zōmen | ζῶμεν | pres act subj 1 pl), we (zōmen | ζῶμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) live (zōmen | ζῶμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. So then, whether we live (zōmen | ζῶμεν | pres act subj 1 pl) or whether we die, we belong to the Lord.
Romans 14:9 the reason why Christ died and rose (ezēsen | ἔζησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to life again was that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living (zōntōn | ζώντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc).
Romans 14:11 For it is written, “As I live (zō | ζῶ | pres act ind 1 sg), says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will give praise to God.”
1 Corinthians 7:39 A wife is bound for such a time as her husband is alive (zē | ζῇ | pres act ind 3 sg). But if her husband should die, she is free to marry whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 9:14 In the same way, the Lord gave instructions to those who proclaim the gospel that they should get their living (zēn | ζῆν | pres act inf ) from the gospel.
1 Corinthians 15:45 So also it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living (zōsan | ζῶσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem) soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
2 Corinthians 1:8 For we want you to know, brothers, about the affliction we suffered in Asia, that we were burdened excessively beyond our power to cope, so that we despaired even of living (zēn | ζῆν | pres act inf ).
2 Corinthians 3:3 making known that you are a letter of Christ, delivered by us, written not in ink but by the Spirit of the living (zōntos | ζῶντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
2 Corinthians 4:11 For we who live (zōntes | ζῶντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) are constantly being handed over to death for the sake of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
2 Corinthians 5:15 And he died for all so that those who are living (zōntes | ζῶντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) might (zōsin | ζῶσιν | pres act subj 3 pl) no longer live (zōsin | ζῶσιν | pres act subj 3 pl) for themselves but for the one who died for them and was raised.
2 Corinthians 6:9 as unknown, and yet well-known; as dying, and yet — look! — we continue to live (zōmen | ζῶμεν | pres act ind 1 pl); as scourged, and yet not killed;
2 Corinthians 6:16 What agreement can the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living (zōntos | ζῶντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) God; just as God said: “I will dwell in their midst and walk among them; I will be their God and they will be my people.”
2 Corinthians 13:4 For indeed he was crucified in weakness, but he lives (zē | ζῇ | pres act ind 3 sg) by the power of God. For indeed we are weak in him, but we will live (zēsomen | ζήσομεν | fut act ind 1 pl) with him by the power of God toward you.
Galatians 2:14 But when I saw that they were not behaving in a manner consistent with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, “If you, born a Jew, live (zēs | ζῇς | pres act ind 2 sg) like a Gentile and not like a Jew, by what right are you trying to make the Gentiles live like Jews?”
Galatians 2:19 For through the law I died to the law so that I (zēsō | ζήσω | aor act subj 1 sg) might (zēsō | ζήσω | aor act subj 1 sg) live (zēsō | ζήσω | aor act subj 1 sg) for God. I have been crucified with Christ;
Galatians 2:20 and I no longer live (zō | ζῶ | pres act ind 1 sg), but Christ lives (zē | ζῇ | pres act ind 3 sg) in me. And the life I (zō | ζῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) now live (zō | ζῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) in the flesh, I (zō | ζῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) live (zō | ζῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 3:11 Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because “it is by faith that the righteous person will live.” (zēsetai | ζήσεται | fut mid ind 3 sg)
Galatians 3:12 However, the law is not of faith; on the contrary, it teaches that “the one who does them will live (zēsetai | ζήσεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) by them.”
Galatians 5:25 Since we live (zōmen | ζῶμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.
Philippians 1:21 For to me, to live (zēn | ζῆν | pres act inf ) is Christ and to die is gain.
Philippians 1:22 If I am to go on living (zēn | ζῆν | pres act inf ) in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me; yet I do not know which I would prefer.
Colossians 2:20 Since you died with Christ to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as though you were still living (zōntes | ζῶντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) in the world, do you submit to regulations such as,
Colossians 3:7 And in them you also once walked, once when you were living (ezēte | ἐζῆτε | imperf act ind 2 pl) among them.
1 Thessalonians 1:9 For they themselves report regarding us what kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living (zōnti | ζῶντι | pres act ptcp dat sg masc) and true God,
1 Thessalonians 3:8 For now we live (zōmen | ζῶμεν | pres act ind 1 pl), if you stand firm in the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4:15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive (zōntes | ζῶντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), who remain behind until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep,
1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we who are alive (zōntes | ζῶντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), who remain behind, will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be forever with the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 5:10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we (zēsōmen | ζήσωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) will (zēsōmen | ζήσωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) come (zēsōmen | ζήσωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) to (zēsōmen | ζήσωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) life (zēsōmen | ζήσωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) together with him.
1 Timothy 3:15 but if I wait, so that you may know how it is necessary for people to conduct themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living (zōntos | ζῶντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.
1 Timothy 4:10 for with respect to this reason we are toiling and struggling, since, “We have placed our hope in the living (zōnti | ζῶντι | pres act ptcp dat sg masc) God, who is the Savior of all people, particularly of those who believe.”
1 Timothy 5:6 But the one who has lived for pleasure, even though living (zōsa | ζῶσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem), has died.
2 Timothy 3:12 Indeed also all wishing to (zēn | ζῆν | pres act inf ) live (zēn | ζῆν | pres act inf ) godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
2 Timothy 4:1 I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge the living (zōntas | ζῶντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) and the dead, and by his appearing and by his kingdom:
Titus 2:12 teaching us that, having denied the ungodliness and the worldly passions, we (zēsōmen | ζήσωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) should (zēsōmen | ζήσωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) live (zēsōmen | ζήσωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) in a self-controlled manner and justly and reverently in the present age,
Hebrews 2:15 and liberate those who throughout life (zēn | ζῆν | pres act inf ) were held in slavery by their fear of death.
Hebrews 3:12 Be careful, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living (zōntos | ζῶντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) God.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is (zōn | ζῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) living (zōn | ζῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through so as to divide soul from spirit, joints from marrow. It is even able to discern the thoughts and deliberations of the heart.
Hebrews 7:8 In the one case, mortal men receive tithes, but in the other case, by one of whom it is testified that he lives (zē | ζῇ | pres act ind 3 sg).
Hebrews 7:25 Consequently, he is able to save completely those who draw near to God through him, because (zōn | ζῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) he (zōn | ζῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) continually lives (zōn | ζῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to intercede for them.
Hebrews 9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to worship the living (zōnti | ζῶντι | pres act ptcp dat sg masc) God!
Hebrews 9:17 For a will takes effect only when a person has died; it cannot possibly be valid so long as the one who made it is still alive (zē | ζῇ | pres act ind 3 sg).
Hebrews 10:20 a way that is new and living (zōsan | ζῶσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem), which he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh,
Hebrews 10:31 It is terrifying to fall into the hands of the living (zōntos | ζῶντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) God.

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