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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

gives lifekept alivepreserve

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)*;]

1. in cl., to engender, produce alive, endue with life.
2. In LXX and NT, to preserve alive (DCG, ii, 606a; Cremer, 274): Lk 17:33, Ac 7:19, I Ti 6:13 (EV, quickeneth; R, mg., preserveth).†

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

Saiddzo-og-on-eh'-o

to engender alive, i.e. (by analogy) to rescue (passively, be saved) from death

Fromfrom the same as G2226 and a derivative of G1096;

King Jameslive, preserve.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
zōogonatiζῳογονήσειwill happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singularpreserve
zōogonirōζῳογονεῖσθαιhappening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitivekept alive
zōogonarōtouζῳογονοῦντοςhappening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculinegives life

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularzōogonamōzōogonamezōogonamizōogonamazōogonamēzōogonamelē
you 2nd person singularzōogonasōzōogonasezōogonasizōogonasazōogonasēzōogonaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōogonatōzōogonatezōogonatiζῳογονήσειzōogonatazōogonatēzōogonatelē
we 1st person pluralzōogonanōzōogonanezōogonanizōogonanazōogonanēzōogonanelē
ye 2nd person pluralzōogonavōzōogonavezōogonavizōogonavazōogonavēzōogonavelē
they 3rd person pluralzōogonalōzōogonalezōogonalizōogonalazōogonalēzōogonalelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularzōogonimōzōogonimezōogonimizōogonimazōogonimēzōogonimelē
you 2nd person singularzōogonisōzōogonisezōogonisizōogonisazōogonisēzōogoniselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōogonitōzōogonitezōogonitizōogonitazōogonitēzōogonitelē
we 1st person pluralzōogoninōzōogoninezōogoninizōogoninazōogoninēzōogoninelē
ye 2nd person pluralzōogonivōzōogonivezōogonivizōogonivazōogonivēzōogonivelē
they 3rd person pluralzōogonilōzōogonilezōogonilizōogonilazōogonilēzōogonilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularzōogonameiōzōogonameiazōogonameiē
you 2nd person singularzōogonaseiōzōogonaseiazōogonaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōogonateiōzōogonateiazōogonateiē
we 1st person pluralzōogonaneiōzōogonaneiazōogonaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralzōogonaveiōzōogonaveiazōogonaveiē
they 3rd person pluralzōogonaleiōzōogonaleiazōogonaleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularzōogonimeiōzōogonimeiazōogonimeiē
you 2nd person singularzōogoniseiōzōogoniseiazōogoniseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōogoniteiōzōogoniteiazōogoniteiē
we 1st person pluralzōogonineiōzōogonineiazōogonineiē
ye 2nd person pluralzōogoniveiōzōogoniveiazōogoniveiē
they 3rd person pluralzōogonileiōzōogonileiazōogonileiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularzōogonasōrzōogonasarzōogonasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōogonatōrzōogonatarzōogonatēr
ye 2nd person pluralzōogonavōrzōogonavarzōogonavēr
they 3rd person pluralzōogonalōrzōogonalarzōogonalēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularzōogonisōrzōogonisarzōogonisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōogonitōrzōogonitarzōogonitēr
ye 2nd person pluralzōogonivōrzōogonivarzōogonivēr
they 3rd person pluralzōogonilōrzōogonilarzōogonilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularzōogonamoiōzōogonamoia
you 2nd person singularzōogonasoiōzōogonasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōogonatoiōzōogonatoia
we 1st person pluralzōogonanoiōzōogonanoia
ye 2nd person pluralzōogonavoiōzōogonavoia
they 3rd person pluralzōogonaloiōzōogonaloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularzōogonimoiōzōogonimoia
you 2nd person singularzōogonisoiōzōogonisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōogonitoiōzōogonitoia
we 1st person pluralzōogoninoiōzōogoninoia
ye 2nd person pluralzōogonivoiōzōogonivoia
they 3rd person pluralzōogoniloiōzōogoniloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicezōogonarōzōogonarizōogonarazōogonarē
acted on passive voicezōogonirōζῳογονεῖσθαιzōogonirizōogonirazōogonirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicezōogonarōtoszōogonaritoszōogonaratoszōogonarētos
acted on passive voicezōogonirōtoszōogoniritoszōogoniratoszōogonirētos

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
zōogonstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

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 singular

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 infinitive

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 masculine

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: