verb
zōogonamō
Greekζῳογονέω (zōogoneō)
Strong’sG2225
I preserve alive
stem zōogon-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| zōogonatiζῳογονήσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | preserve | 1× |
| zōogonirōζῳογονεῖσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive | kept alive | 1× |
| zōogonarōtouζῳογονοῦντος | 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 172, 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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōogonimō | zōogonime | zōogonimi | zōogonima | zōogonimē | zōogonimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōogonisō | zōogonise | zōogonisi | zōogonisa | zōogonisē | zōogoniselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōogonitō | zōogonite | zōogoniti | zōogonita | zōogonitē | zōogonitelē |
| we 1st person plural | zōogoninō | zōogonine | zōogonini | zōogonina | zōogoninē | zōogoninelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōogonivō | zōogonive | zōogonivi | zōogoniva | zōogonivē | zōogonivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōogonilō | zōogonile | zōogonili | zōogonila | zōogonilē | zōogonilelē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōogonimeiō | zōogonimeia | zōogonimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | zōogoniseiō | zōogoniseia | zōogoniseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōogoniteiō | zōogoniteia | zōogoniteiē |
| we 1st person plural | zōogonineiō | zōogonineia | zōogonineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōogoniveiō | zōogoniveia | zōogoniveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | zōogonileiō | zōogonileia | zōogonileiē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zōogonisōr | zōogonisar | zōogonisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōogonitōr | zōogonitar | zōogonitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōogonivōr | zōogonivar | zōogonivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | zōogonilōr | zōogonilar | zōogonilēr |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zōogonimoiō | zōogonimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | zōogonisoiō | zōogonisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zōogonitoiō | zōogonitoia |
| we 1st person plural | zōogoninoiō | zōogoninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | zōogonivoiō | zōogonivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | zōogoniloiō | zōogoniloia |
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 |
| acted on passive voice | zōogonirō1×ζῳογονεῖσθαι | zōogoniri | zōogonira | zōogonirē |
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 | zōogonarōtos1× | zōogonaritos | zōogonaratos | zōogonarētos |
| acted on passive voice | zōogonirōtos | zōogoniritos | zōogoniratos | zōogonirētos |
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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
zōogonati“preserve”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 17:33“preserve”hos ean zētateia tan psuchan autou peripoiera apolluati autan, hos de an apolluateia zōogonati autan.Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
zōogonirō“kept alive”happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive1×
Acts 7:19“kept alive”houtos katasofizeratos tem genem nu kakata toin patēroin teu poiarō teim brefeim ektheteim autoiu eis tem mē zōogonirō.He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
zōogonarōtou“gives life”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine1×
1 Timothy 6:13“gives life”parangellamō si enōpion tou theou tou zōogonarōtou teim panteim kai Christou Iēsu tou marturaratou epi Pontiou Pilatou tan kalan homologian,I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate: