What does ἀπόλλυμι · ζωογονέω mean in the Bible?
ἀπόλλυμι · ζωογονέω is a Greek phrase meaning "whoever loses it will preserve/keep it alive".
Greek · G622, G2225
ὃς δ’ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ ζῳογονήσει αὐτήν
To destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively · to give life
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ἀπόλλυμι G622 to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively
Pronunciation apóllymi
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ζωογονέω G2225 to give life
Pronunciation zōogonéō
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What does ὃς δ’ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ ζῳογονήσει αὐτήν (hos d' an apolesē zōogonēsei autēn) mean in the Bible?
ἀπόλλυμι · ζωογονέω is a Greek phrase meaning "whoever loses it will preserve/keep it alive".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G622, G2225?
G622, G2225 is connected to 90 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. whoever loses it will preserve/keep it alive
Source Gloss
whoever loses it will preserve/keep it alive
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 90 Tenses Future, Aorist, Present, Perfect, Imperfect Voices Active, Middle, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 40×
Future Active Matt 10:39 · Matt 16:25 · Matt 21:41 · Mark 8:35 · Mark 12:9 · Luke 9:24 · Luke 17:33 · Luke 20:16 · 1 Cor 1:19 10×
Aorist Middle John 17:12 · Acts 5:37 · Jas 1:11 · 2 Pet 3:6 · Rev 18:14 · 1 Cor 10:10 · 1 Cor 15:18 · Jude 1:11 8×
Future Middle Matt 26:52 · Luke 5:37 · Rom 2:12 · Heb 1:11 · Luke 13:3 · Luke 13:5 · Acts 27:34 7×
Aorist Active Matt 22:7 · Luke 17:27 · Luke 17:29 · Jude 1:5 · Luke 15:9 · John 18:9 6×
Present Middle Matt 8:25 · Mark 4:38 · Luke 8:24 · Luke 15:17 4×
Present Passive Mark 2:22 · 1 Cor 8:11 · Matt 9:17 3×
Present Active John 12:25 1×
Imperfect Passive 1 Cor 10:9 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 22×
Aorist Active Matt 10:42 · Matt 16:25 · Mark 9:22 · Mark 9:41 · Luke 9:24 · Luke 15:8 · Luke 17:33 · John 10:10 · Matt 12:14 · Matt 27:20 · Mark 3:6 · Mark 11:18 · John 6:39 · 2 John 1:8 14×
Aorist Middle Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 18:14 · Luke 21:18 · John 3:16 · John 6:12 · John 11:50 · John 10:28 8×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 9×
Aorist Active Matt 2:13 · Matt 10:28 · Mark 1:24 · Luke 4:34 · Luke 6:9 · Luke 19:47 · Jas 4:12 7×
Aorist Middle Luke 13:33 · 2 Pet 3:9 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 18×
Present Middle 1 Cor 1:18 · 2 Cor 2:15 · 2 Cor 4:3 · 2 Thess 2:10 · John 6:27 · 2 Cor 4:9 · 1 Pet 1:7 7×
Perfect Active Luke 15:4 · Luke 15:6 · Luke 19:10 · Matt 10:6 · Matt 15:24 · Luke 15:24 · Luke 15:32 7×
Aorist Active Matt 10:39 · Luke 9:25 · Luke 15:4 3×
Aorist Middle Luke 11:51 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Rom 14:15 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 87 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 47 future 17 present 16 perfect 6 imperfect 1
Voice
active 46 middle 37 passive 4
Mood
indicative 40 subjunctive 22 participle 16 infinitive 8 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:13 ἀπολέσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 5:29 ἀπόληται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:30 ἀπόληται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 8:25 ἀπολλύμεθα present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 9:17 ἀπόλλυνται present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 10:28 ἀπολέσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 10:39 ἀπολέσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 10:39 ἀπολέσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:42 ἀπολέσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:6 ἀπολωλότα perfect active participle participle Matthew 12:14 ἀπολέσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 15:24 ἀπολωλότα perfect active participle participle Matthew 16:25 ἀπολέσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 16:25 ἀπολέσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 18:14 ἀπόληται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 21:41 ἀπολέσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 22:7 ἀπώλεσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:52 ἀπολοῦνται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 27:20 ἀπολέσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 1:24 ἀπολέσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 2:22 ἀπόλλυται present passive indicative ongoing Mark 3:6 ἀπολέσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 4:38 ἀπολλύμεθα present middle indicative ongoing Mark 8:35 ἀπολέσει future active indicative prospective Mark 8:35 ἀπολέσει future active indicative prospective Mark 9:22 ἀπολέσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 9:41 ἀπολέσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 11:18 ἀπολέσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 12:9 ἀπολέσει future active indicative prospective Luke 4:34 ἀπολέσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 5:37 ἀπολοῦνται future middle indicative prospective Luke 6:9 ἀπολέσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 8:24 ἀπολλύμεθα present middle indicative ongoing Luke 9:24 ἀπολέσει future active indicative prospective Luke 9:24 ἀπολέσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 11:51 ἀπολομένου aorist middle participle participle Luke 13:3 ἀπολεῖσθε future middle indicative prospective Luke 13:33 ἀπολέσθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive Luke 13:5 ἀπολεῖσθε future middle indicative prospective Luke 15:17 ἀπόλλυμαι present middle indicative ongoing
+47 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 Origins
ὃς δ’ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ ζῳογονήσει αὐτήν is built from these roots:
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