What does ζωή · αἰώνιος mean in the Bible?
ζωή · αἰώνιος is a Greek phrase meaning "life (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G2222, G166
ζωή
Life (literally or figuratively) · perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)
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ζωή G2222 life (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation zōḗ
Eternal divine life of grace and glory, distinct from mere biological existence or earthly duration
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αἰώνιος G166 perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)
Pronunciation aiṓnios
Eternal quality without end; applied to punishment, life, and God's attributes in eschatological contexts.
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What does ζωή (zōḗ) mean in the Bible?
ζωή · αἰώνιος is a Greek phrase meaning "life (literally or figuratively)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2222, G166?
G2222, G166 is connected to 135 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
MessiahRedemption
Greek phrase. life (literally or figuratively)
Strong's G2222, G166
Lexical occurrences 135 verses Word forms 4 forms 135 references Study link John 17:1–5 Source Gloss
life (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition
:--life(-time).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 135 Case pattern Accusative (60) Number pattern Singular (135)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 12:15 · John 1:4 · John 6:63 · John 11:25 · John 12:50 · John 14:6 · John 17:3 · Acts 8:33 · Rom 6:23 · Rom 8:6 · Rom 8:10 · Rom 8:38 · Rom 11:15 · 1 Cor 3:22 · 2 Cor 4:10 · 2 Cor 4:11 24×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine John 5:29 · John 6:35 · John 6:48 · John 6:51 · John 6:68 · John 8:12 · Acts 2:28 · Acts 3:15 · Acts 5:20 · Acts 13:46 · Rom 5:18 · Rom 6:4 · Rom 8:2 · 2 Cor 2:16 · 2 Cor 5:4 · Eph 4:18 47×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 16:25 · Rom 5:10 · Rom 5:17 · 1 Cor 15:19 4×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 7:14 · Matt 18:8 · Matt 18:9 · Matt 19:16 · Matt 19:17 · Matt 19:29 · Matt 25:46 · Mark 9:43 · Mark 9:45 · Mark 10:17 · Mark 10:30 · Luke 10:25 · Luke 18:18 · Luke 18:30 · John 3:15 · John 3:16 60×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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New Testament Witnesses
eternal life
eternal life
Additional Occurrences
John 17:1-5 ζωὴ αἰώνιος zōḗ · aiṓnios
eternal life
Word Origins
ζωή is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Defines the salvation sought. John 17:1–5
Relational knowledge of God through Christ. Mark 10:17–31
Defines salvation as relational knowledge of God.
Canonical Themes
Messiah Redemption
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain