What does ζωή · ἐν · ὄνομα · αὐτός mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G2222, G1722, G3686, G846
ζωὴ...ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ
Life (literally or figuratively) · "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc. · a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character) · it/s/he
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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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ἐν G1722 "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
Pronunciation en
Denotes location, state, means, or mystical union; especially "in Christ" expressing the believer's spiritual position.
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ὄνομα G3686 a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character)
Pronunciation ónoma
In biblical usage, name represents the person's authority, character, and divine attributes, not mere designation.
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αὐτός G846 it/s/he
Pronunciation autós
In oblique cases, functions as simple third-person pronoun; in nominative, emphasizes identity or distinction.
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What does ζωὴ...ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ (zōē...en tō onomati autou) mean in the Bible?
ζωή · ἐν · ὄνομα · αὐτός is a Greek phrase meaning "Life in his name; saving life given through faith in Jesus.".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2222, G1722, G3686, G846?
G2222, G1722, G3686, G846 is connected to 135 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Life in his name; saving life given through faith in Jesus.
Source Gloss
Life in his name; saving life given through faith in Jesus.
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×
Word Origins
ζωὴ...ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ is built from this root:
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