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The New Testament Greek Lexicon

 Strong's Number:  2198 encodedOriginalWord
Original WordWord Origin
 ζάω  a primary verb
Transliterated WordPhonetic Spelling
 zaō dzah'-o
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Parts of SpeechTDNT
 Verb 2:832,290
 Definition
 
  1. to live, breathe, be among the living (not lifeless, not dead)
  2. to enjoy real life
    1. to have true life and worthy of the name
    2. active, blessed, endless in the kingdom of God
  3. to live i.e. pass life, in the manner of the living and acting
    1. of mortals or character
  4. living water, having vital power in itself and exerting the same upon the soul
  5. metaph. to be in full vigour
    1. to be fresh, strong, efficient,
    2. as adj. active, powerful, efficacious
 Translated Words
 KJV (26) - alive, 6; be alive, 9; live, 1; lively, 3; misc, 2; not tr, 1; quick, 4;

NAS (137) - alive, 15; get their living, 1; holding, 1; life, 1; live, 53; lived, 3; lives, 19; living, 44;

 Verse Count
KJVNAS
 
Matthew6
Mark3
Luke7
John14
Acts12
Romans18
1 Corinthians3
2 Corinthians7
Galatians6
Philippians2
Colossians2
1 Thessalonians5
1 Timothy4
2 Timothy2
Titus1
Hebrews12
James1
1 Peter7
1 John1
Revelation14
 
Matthew6
Mark3
Luke8
John13
Acts12
Romans18
1 Corinthians3
2 Corinthians7
Galatians6
Philippians2
Colossians2
1 Thessalonians5
1 Timothy3
2 Timothy2
Titus1
Hebrews12
James1
1 Peter7
1 John1
Revelation13
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Abbreviations Legend:
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament;

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The New Testament Greek Lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries. Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. http://www.lockman.org/.

Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Zao". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon".
<http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=2198>.  

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