ζωοποιέωzōopoiéō
to (re-)vitalize (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G2227
Meanings
1. in classical Greek (= ζωογονέω), to produce alive.
2. In LXX and NT, to make alive, cause to live, quicken: John 5:21, John 6:53, Romans 4:17, Romans 8:11, 1 Corinthians 15:45, 2 Corinthians 3:6, Galatians 3:21. Pass., 1 Corinthians 15:22, 1 Corinthians 15:36, 1 Peter 3:18.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- John 5:21 For just as the Father gives life to those he raises from the dead, so the Son gives life to anyone he wants.
- John 6:63 The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
- Romans 4:17 That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, “I have made you the father of many nations.” This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing.
- Romans 8:11 The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.
- 1 Corinthians 15:22 Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life.
- 1 Corinthians 15:36 What a foolish question! When you put a seed into the ground, it doesn’t grow into a plant unless it dies first.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.