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ὕδωρ ζῶν

Water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively · to live (literally or figuratively)

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ὕδωρ G5204 water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively
Pronunciation hýdōr
Water represents spiritual cleansing, divine truth, and life-giving grace in NT theological usage.
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ζάω G2198 to live (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation záō
Living physically or spiritually; distinctively means existing in active relationship with God or Christ.
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What does ὕδωρ ζῶν (hydōr zōn) mean in the Bible?

ὕδωρ · ζάω is a Greek word meaning "living water, flowing water, life-giving water".

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Meaning

living water, flowing water, life-giving water
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter John 4:14 · John 5:7 · John 19:34 · Acts 8:36 · 1 John 5:8 · Rev 16:12 6×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter John 3:23 · Rev 17:15 2×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 3:16 · Mark 1:10 · Mark 9:41 · Mark 14:13 · Luke 8:24 · Luke 16:24 · Luke 22:10 · John 2:7 · John 3:5 · John 4:13 · John 4:14 · John 7:38 · Acts 8:39 · Eph 5:26 · Heb 9:19 · 1 Pet 3:20 22×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Rev 1:15 · Rev 7:17 · Rev 8:10 · Rev 8:11 · Rev 11:6 · Rev 14:2 · Rev 14:7 · Rev 16:4 · Rev 16:5 · Rev 17:1 · Rev 19:6 12×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 3:11 · Mark 1:8 · Luke 3:16 · Luke 8:25 · John 1:26 · John 1:31 · John 1:33 · Acts 1:5 · Acts 11:16 · Heb 10:22 · 2 Pet 3:6 · 1 John 5:6 13×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Matt 8:32 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 17:15 · Matt 27:24 · Luke 7:44 · John 2:9 · John 4:7 · John 4:10 · John 4:11 · John 4:15 · John 4:46 · John 13:5 · Acts 8:36 · Acts 8:38 · Acts 10:47 · Jas 3:12 · Rev 12:15 · Rev 22:17 17×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 14:28 · Matt 14:29 · Mark 9:22 3×
76 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 134 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 6 ongoing 27 prospective 20 background 2 subjunctive 10 infinitive 12 participle 57
Tense
present 99 future 20 aorist 13 imperfect 2
Voice
active 123 middle 11
Mood
participle 57 indicative 55 infinitive 12 subjunctive 10
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:4 ζήσεται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 9:18 ζήσεται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 16:16 ζῶντος present active participle participle Matthew 26:63 ζῶντος present active participle participle Matthew 27:63 ζῶν present active participle participle Mark 5:23 ζήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 16:11 ζῇ present active indicative ongoing Luke 2:36 ζήσασα aorist active participle participle Luke 4:4 ζήσεται future middle indicative prospective Luke 10:28 ζήσῃ future middle indicative prospective Luke 15:13 ζῶν present active participle participle Luke 15:32 ἔζησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 20:38 ζῶσιν present active indicative ongoing Luke 24:23 ζῆν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 24:5 ζῶντα present active participle participle John 4:10 ζῶν present active participle participle John 4:11 ζῶν present active participle participle John 4:50 ζῇ present active indicative ongoing John 4:51 ζῇ present active indicative ongoing John 4:53 ζῇ present active indicative ongoing John 5:25 ζήσουσιν future active indicative prospective John 6:51 ζῶν present active participle participle John 6:51 ζήσει future active indicative prospective John 6:57 ζῶν present active participle participle John 6:57 ζῶ present active indicative ongoing John 6:57 ζήσει future active indicative prospective John 6:58 ζήσει future active indicative prospective John 7:38 ζῶντος present active participle participle John 11:25 ζήσεται future middle indicative prospective John 11:26 ζῶν present active participle participle John 14:19 ζῶ present active indicative ongoing John 14:19 ζήσετε future active indicative prospective Acts 1:3 ζῶντα present active participle participle Acts 7:38 ζῶντα present active participle participle Acts 9:41 ζῶσαν present active participle participle Acts 10:42 ζώντων present active participle participle Acts 14:15 ζῶντα present active participle participle Acts 20:12 ζῶντα present active participle participle Acts 22:22 ζῆν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 25:19 ζῆν present active infinitive infinitive +94 more 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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 9 — Rights Surrendered, the Gospel Advanced, and Discipline for the Prize Acts 14 — Through Many Hardships into the Kingdom Acts 25 — Paul Appeals to Caesar and Is Set Before Agrippa Acts 7 — Stephen Testifies to Israel’s Resistance and Christ’s Glory John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 3 — New Birth, Lifted-Up Son, and the Love of God for the World John 4 — Living Water, True Worship, and the Savior of the World John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus Luke 20 — The Rejected Son, the Questioned Authority, and the Lord Who Silences His Opponents Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Philippians 1 — Gospel Partnership and Joyful Witness in Christ Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 6 — Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ Jesus

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

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