What does ζωή · εὐσέβεια mean in the Bible?
ζωή · εὐσέβεια is a Greek phrase meaning "life and godliness".
Greek · G2222, G2150
Zōēn kai eusebeian
Life (literally or figuratively) · piety; specially, the gospel scheme
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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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εὐσέβεια G2150 piety; specially, the gospel scheme
Pronunciation eusébeia
Reverent devotion to God expressing itself in righteous conduct and submission to His will
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What does zōēn kai eusebeian (zōē / eusebeia) mean in the Bible?
ζωή · εὐσέβεια is a Greek phrase meaning "life and godliness".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2222, G2150?
G2222, G2150 is connected to 135 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. life and godliness
Source Gloss
life and godliness
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
zōēn kai eusebeian 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