noun · neuter
zōem
Greekζῷον (zōon)
Strong’sG2226
an animal
stem zō-23 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ζῷον (Rec. ζῶον, v. LS, s.v.), -ου, τό
(< ζωός, alive), [in LXX for חַיָּה (chiefly) and cognate forms; freq. in Wi;]
SYN.: θηρίον, in which the brutal, bestial element is emphasized, and which is never used of sacrificial animals. On the other hand, ζ. is the more comprehensive, as expressing the vital element common to the whole animal creation (v. Tr., Syn., lxxxi; Cremer, 274).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2226 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddzo'-on
a live thing, i.e. an animal
Fromneuter of a derivative of G2198;
King Jamesbeast.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | zōem4×ζῷον | zōeim8×ζῷα |
| of, belonging to genitive | zōeu3×ζῴου | zōeiu8×ζῴων |
| to, for dative | zōe | zōei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
zōe 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
23 occurrences, every one of them listed
zōem“living creature”subject or objectdirect singular4×
Revelation 4:7“living creature”kai tem zōem tem prōtem homoiem leōno, kai tem deuterem zōem homoiem moscho, kai tem tritem zōem echarōtos tem prosōpem hōs anthrōpou, kai tem tetartem zōem homoiem aeto peterōto;The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
Revelation 4:7“living creature”kai tem zōem tem prōtem homoiem leōno, kai tem deuterem zōem homoiem moscho, kai tem tritem zōem echarōtos tem prosōpem hōs anthrōpou, kai tem tetartem zōem homoiem aeto peterōto;The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
Revelation 4:7“living creature”kai tem zōem tem prōtem homoiem leōno, kai tem deuterem zōem homoiem moscho, kai tem tritem zōem echarōtos tem prosōpem hōs anthrōpou, kai tem tetartem zōem homoiem aeto peterōto;The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
Revelation 4:7“living creature”kai tem zōem tem prōtem homoiem leōno, kai tem deuterem zōem homoiem moscho, kai tem tritem zōem echarōtos tem prosōpem hōs anthrōpou, kai tem tetartem zōem homoiem aeto peterōto;The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
zōeu“living creature”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Revelation 6:3“living creature”Kai hote anoigata tan sfragian tan deuteran, akouama teu deutereu zōeu legarōteu; Erchesōr.And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
Revelation 6:5“living creature”Kai hote anoigata tan sfragian tan tritan, akouama teu triteu zōeu legarōteu; Erchesōr. kai horama, kai idou hippos melanos, kai tos katherōtos epi auton echarōtos zugon en ta cheira autou.And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.
Revelation 6:7“living creature”Kai hote anoigata tan sfragian tan tetartan, akouama fōnan teu tetarteu zōeu legarōteu; Erchesōr.And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”
zōeim“living creatures”subject or objectdirect plural8×
2 Peter 2:12“animals”houtois de, hōs alogeim zōeim gennirēteim fusikeim eis halōsian kai fthoran, en hei agnoalō blasfēmarōtois, en ta fthora autoiu kai ftheirili,These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.
Jude 1:10“animals”houtois de hoseim men ouk oidalē blasfēmalō, hoseim de fusikōs hōs teim alogeim zōeim epistelō, en houtei ftheirilō.These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.
Revelation 4:6“living creatures”kai enōpion tou thronou hōs thalassas hualinas homoias krustallo. Kai en mese tou thronou kai kuklō tou thronou tessares zōeim gemarōteim ofthalmoiu emprosthen kai opisthen;And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.
Revelation 4:8“living creatures”kai teim tessares zōeim, henem kata henem auteiu echarōtos ana pteruxain hex, kuklothen kai esōthen gemalō ofthalmoiu; kai anapausian ouk echalō hēmerau kai nuxau legarōtois; Hagios hagios hagios kurios, tos theos, tos pantokratōros, tos ate kai tos arōtos kai tos ercherōtos.And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
Revelation 4:9“living creatures”kai hotan dōali teim zōeim doxan kai timan kai eucharistian to katherōto epi to throno, to zōarōto eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu,And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
Revelation 5:8“living creatures”kai hote lambata tem bibliem, teim tessares zōeim kai tois eikosi tessares presbuterois piptala enōpion teu arnieu, echarōtois hekastos kitharan kai fialain chrusouain gemarōtain thumiameiu, hais alō tais proseuchais toiu hagioiu;When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Revelation 5:14“living creatures”kai teim tessares zōeim legale; Amēn. kai tois presbuterois piptala kai proskunala.And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
Revelation 19:4“living creatures”kai piptala tois presbuterois tois eikosi tessares kai teim tessares zōeim, kai proskunala to theo to katherōto epi to throno legarōtois; Amēn, Hallēlouia.And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”
zōeiu“living creatures”of, belonging togenitive plural8×
Hebrews 13:11“animals”heiu gar eisferitō zōeiu tem haimem peri hamartau eis teim hagieim dia tou archierevou, houteiu teim sōmeim katakaiitō exō tau parembolau;Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.
Revelation 5:6“living creatures”Kai horama en mese tou thronou kai teiu tessares zōeiu kai en mese toiu presbuteroiu arniem histanarētem hōs sfazirētem, echarōtos kerateim hepta kai ofthalmoin hepta, hois alō teim hepta pneumeim tou theou, apostelirētois eis pantan tan gēan.Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
Revelation 5:11“living creatures”Kai horama, kai akouama fōnan angeloiu polloiu kuklō tou thronou kai teiu zōeiu kai toiu presbuteroiu, kai ate tos arithmos autoiu muriadais muriadaiu kai chiliadais chiliadaiu,Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
Revelation 6:1“living creatures”Kai horama hote anoigata tem arniem henan ek taiu hepta sfragiaiu, kai akouama heneu ek teiu tessares zōeiu legarōteu hōs fōna brontau; Erchesōr.Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”
Revelation 6:6“living creatures”kai akouama hōs fōnan en mese teiu tessares zōeiu legarōtan; Choinixas sitou dēnarieu, kai treis choinixais krithaiu dēnarieu; kai tem elaiem kai ton oinon mē adikaseia.And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”
Revelation 7:11“living creatures”kai pantois tois angelois histanalelē kuklō tou thronou kai toiu presbuteroiu kai teiu tessares zōeiu, kai piptala enōpion tou thronou epi teim prosōpeim autoiu kai proskunala to theo,And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,
Revelation 14:3“living creatures”kai adalō hōs ōdan kainan enōpion tou thronou kai enōpion teiu tessares zōeiu kai toiu presbuteroiu; kai oudenos dunete mathara tan ōdan ei mē tais hekaton tesserakonta tessares chiliadais, tois agorazirētois apo tau gēau.And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
Revelation 15:7“living creatures”kai henem ek teiu tessares zōeiu dōata toi hepta angeloi hepta fialain chrusouain gemarōtain tou thumou tou theou tou zōarōtou eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu.Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.