ζωήzōḗ
life
Greek (New Testament) · G2222
Meanings
1. of natural life: Luke 16:25, Acts 8:33, 1 Corinthians 15:19, 1 Timothy 4:8, Hebrews 7:3, James 4:14; πνεῦμα ζωῆς, Revelation 11:11; ψυχὴ ζωῆς (Genesis 1:30), Revelation 16:3; of the life of one risen from the dead, Romans 5:10, Hebrews 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: John 6:51, John 6:53, Romans 7:10, Romans 8:6, Romans 8:10, Philippians 2:16, Colossians 3:4, 2 Peter 1:3; αἰώνος, John 4:36, John 12:50, John 17:3, 1 John 1:2, and elsewhere; τ. φῶς τῆς ζ., John 8:12; ὁ Λόγος τ. ζ., 1 John 1:1; ὁ ἄρτος τ. ζ., John 6:35, John 6:48; δικαίωσις ζωῆς, Romans 5:18; μετάνοια εἰς ζ., Acts 11:18; ἐν αὐτῷ ζ. ἦν, John 1:4; ζ. ἡ ἐν. Χ. Ἰ., 2 Timothy 1:1; τὰ πρὸς ζωήν, 2 Peter 1:3, and elsewhere; στέφανος τῆς ζ., James 1:12, Revelation 2:10; χάρις ζωῆς (genitive expl.), 1 Peter 3:7; ζ. καὶ εἰρήνη, Romans 8:6; ζ. καὶ ἀφθαρσία, 2 Timothy 1:10; ἀνάστασις ζωῆς, John 5:29; βίβλος ζωῆς, Philippians 4:3, Revelation 3:5; ξύλον ζωῆς, Revelation 2:7; ὕδωρ ζωῆς, Revelation 22:17; by metonymy, of that which has life: τ. πνεῦμα, Romans 8:10; ῥήματα, John 6:63; of one who gives life, John 11:25, John 14:6, 1 John 1:2; ἡ ἐντολή, John 12:50.
Synonyms
see βίος.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 135 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 7:14 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
- Matthew 18:8 So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet.
- Matthew 18:9 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
- Matthew 19:16 Someone came to Jesus with this question: “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?”
- Matthew 19:17 “Why ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. But to answer your question—if you want to receive eternal life, keep the commandments.”
- Matthew 19:29 And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.
See every passage
- Matthew 7:14, 18:8, 18:9, 19:16, 19:17, 19:29, 25:46
- Mark 9:43, 9:45, 10:17, 10:30
- Luke 10:25, 12:15, 16:25, 18:18, 18:30
- John 1:4, 3:15, 3:16, 3:36, 4:14, 4:36, 5:24, 5:26, 5:29, 5:39, 5:40, 6:27, 6:33, 6:35, 6:40, 6:47, 6:48, 6:51, 6:53, 6:54, 6:63, 6:68, 8:12, 10:10, 10:28, 11:25, 12:25, 12:50, 14:6, 17:2, 17:3, 20:31
- Acts 2:28, 3:15, 5:20, 8:33, 11:18, 13:46, 13:48, 17:25
- Romans 2:7, 5:10, 5:17, 5:18, 5:21, 6:4, 6:22, 6:23, 7:10, 8:2, 8:6, 8:10, 8:38, 11:15
- 1 Corinthians 3:22, 15:19
- 2 Corinthians 2:16, 4:10, 4:11, 4:12, 5:4
- Galatians 6:8
- Ephesians 4:18
- Philippians 1:20, 2:16, 4:3
- Colossians 3:3, 3:4
- 1 Timothy 1:16, 4:8, 6:12, 6:19
- 2 Timothy 1:1, 1:10
- Titus 1:2, 3:7
- Hebrews 7:3, 7:16
- James 1:12, 4:14
- 1 Peter 3:7, 3:10
- 2 Peter 1:3
- 1 John 1:1, 1:2, 2:25, 3:14, 3:15, 5:11, 5:12, 5:13, 5:16, 5:20
- Jude 1:21
- Revelation 2:7, 2:10, 3:5, 7:17, 11:11, 13:8, 16:3, 17:8, 20:12, 20:15, 21:6, 21:27, 22:1, 22:2, 22:14, 22:17, 22:19
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.