verb
zōogonamō
Strong’sG2225
I preserve alive
stem zōogon-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ζωογονέω, -ῶ
(< ζωός, alive, γένεσθαι), [in LXX Ex 1:17, 18, 22, Jg 8:19, I Ki 2:6 27:9, 11, III Ki 21(20):31, IV Ki 7:4 (חיה pi., hi.), Le 11:47 (חַיָּה)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2225 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
propagate or engender living creatures, of inanimate substances, ἡ φύσις ζ. Refs 4th c.BC+ (so in middle, Refs 4th c.BC+; of animals, breed, like{ζωοτοκέω}, Refs 1st c.BC+:—passive, Refs 4th c.BC+: generally, engender [στοιχεῖον] ἕκαστον ἀπὸ ἑτέρου -εῖται Refs 2nd c.AD+
II to be viviparous, Refs 4th c.BC+; produce alive, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ζ. παρθένον, of Zeus, producing Pallas alive from his head, Refs 1st c.BC+
II.2 make alive, quicken, τι Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3 ={ζωγρέω}, preserve alive, LXX; κύριος θανατοῖ καὶ ζNT:—passive, NT
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| zōogonatiζῳογονήσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | preserve | 1× |
| zōogonorōζῳογονεῖσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | kept alive | 1× |
| zōogonarōntouζῳογονοῦντος | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine | gives life | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōogonamō | zōogoname | zōogonami | zōogonama | zōogonamē | zōogonamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōogonasō | zōogonase | zōogonasi | zōogonasa | zōogonasē | zōogonaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōogonatō | zōogonate | zōogonati1×ζῳογονήσει | zōogonata | zōogonatē | zōogonatelē |
| we 1st person plural | zōogonanō | zōogonane | zōogonani | zōogonana | zōogonanē | zōogonanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōogonavō | zōogonave | zōogonavi | zōogonava | zōogonavē | zōogonavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōogonalō | zōogonale | zōogonali | zōogonala | zōogonalē | zōogonalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōogonomō | zōogonome | zōogonomē | zōogonomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōogonosō | zōogonose | zōogonosē | zōogonoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōogonotō | zōogonote | zōogonotē | zōogonotelē |
| we 1st person plural | zōogononō | zōogonone | zōogononē | zōogononelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōogonovō | zōogonove | zōogonovē | zōogonovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōogonolō | zōogonole | zōogonolē | zōogonolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōogonameiō | zōogonameia | zōogonameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōogonaseiō | zōogonaseia | zōogonaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōogonateiō | zōogonateia | zōogonateiē |
| we 1st person plural | zōogonaneiō | zōogonaneia | zōogonaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōogonaveiō | zōogonaveia | zōogonaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōogonaleiō | zōogonaleia | zōogonaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōogonomeiō | zōogonomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōogonoseiō | zōogonoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōogonoteiō | zōogonoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | zōogononeiō | zōogononeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōogonoveiō | zōogonoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōogonoleiō | zōogonoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zōogonasōr | zōogonasar | zōogonasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōogonatōr | zōogonatar | zōogonatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōogonavōr | zōogonavar | zōogonavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | zōogonalōr | zōogonalar | zōogonalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zōogonosōr | zōogonosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōogonotōr | zōogonotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōogonovōr | zōogonovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | zōogonolōr | zōogonolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōogonamoiō | zōogonamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | zōogonasoiō | zōogonasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōogonatoiō | zōogonatoia |
| we 1st person plural | zōogonanoiō | zōogonanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōogonavoiō | zōogonavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | zōogonaloiō | zōogonaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōogonomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | zōogonosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōogonotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | zōogononoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōogonovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | zōogonoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | zōogonarō | zōogonari | zōogonara | zōogonarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | zōogonorō1×ζῳογονεῖσθαι | zōogonorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | zōogonarōntos1× | zōogonarintos | zōogonarantos | zōogonarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | zōogonorōntos | zōogonorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
zōogon is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
zōogonati“preserve”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 17:33… apolati autan, hos de an apolateia zōogonati autan.… but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
zōogonorō“kept alive”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
Acts 7:19“kept alive”… brefeim ektheteim autoiu eis tem mē zōogonorō.… them to abandon their infants so they would die.
zōogonarōntou“gives life”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine1×
1 Timothy 6:13parangelamō si enōpion tou theou tou zōogonarōntou teim panteim kai Christou Iēsu tou …… in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ …