What does ζωογονέω (zōogonéō) mean in the Bible?
ζωογονέω (zōogonéō) is a Greek word meaning "to give life".
Greek · G2225
ζωογονέω
To give life
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ζωογονέωG2225
Pronunciationzōogonéō
What does ζωογονέω (zōogonéō) mean in the Bible?
ζωογονέω (zōogonéō) is a Greek word meaning "to give life".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2225?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include gives life (1), they would die (1), will preserve (1).
Where does ζωογονέω (zōogonéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 17:33. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (1), Acts (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itgives life1×1 Timothy 6:13
they would die1×Acts 7:19
will preserve1×Luke 17:33
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 17:33
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Luke1Acts11 Timothy1
Source forms
ζωογονεῖσθαι1xzōogoneisthaiActs 7:19
ζωογονήσει1xzōogonēseiLuke 17:33
ζωογονοῦντος1xzōogonountos1 Timothy 6:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 17:33
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive1xActs 7:19
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular1x1 Timothy 6:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to give life
Source Gloss
to give life
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 17:33Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ζωογονήσειzwogonhsei
I preserve alive
Read verseActs 7:19Verb Present Passive Infinitive
ζωογονεῖσθαι.zwogoneisqai
I preserve alive
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2future1
Voice
active2passive1
Mood
participle1infinitive1indicative1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ζωογονέω is built from these roots:
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