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verb

zōopoiamō

Greekζῳοποιέω (zōopoieō)

Strong’sG2227

I make to live

stem zōopoi-11 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books9 forms occur

Translated as

gives lifegive lifemade alivecome to lifegives … lifelife-giving

What it means

ζωο-ποιέω,

[in LXX for חיה pi., hi., Jg 21:14, IV Ki 5:7, Ne 9:6, Jb 36:6, Ps 70:20, Ec 7:13(12)*;]

1. in cl. (= ζωογονέω), to produce alive.
2. In LXX and NT, to make alive, cause to live, quicken (DCG, ii, 606a; Cremer, 275): Jo 5:21 6:53, Ro 4:17 8:11, I Co 15:45, II Co 3:6, Ga 3:21. Pass., I Co 15:22, 36, I Pe 3:18.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2227 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiddzo-op-oy-eh'-o

to (re-)vitalize (literally or figuratively)

Fromfrom the same as G2226 and G4160;

King Jamesmake alive, give life, quicken.

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
zōopoiatōζῳοποιεῖhappening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singulargives life
zōopoiitōζῳοποιεῖταιhappening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singularcome to life
zōopoiatiζῳοποιήσειwill happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singulargive life
zōopoiiliζῳοποιηθήσονταιwill happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person pluralmade alive
zōopoiaraζῳοποιῆσαιhappened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitivegive life
zōopoiarōtemζῳοποιοῦνhappening now · subjectpresent active participle direct singular neutergives life
zōopoiarōtemζῳοποιοῦνhappening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuterlife-giving
zōopoiarōtouζῳοποιοῦντοςhappening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculinegives life
zōopoiiratosζῳοποιηθεὶςhappened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculinemade alive

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, 6 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularzōopoiamōzōopoiamezōopoiamizōopoiamazōopoiamēzōopoiamelē
you 2nd person singularzōopoiasōzōopoiasezōopoiasizōopoiasazōopoiasēzōopoiaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōopoiatōζῳοποιεῖzōopoiatezōopoiatiζῳοποιήσειzōopoiatazōopoiatēzōopoiatelē
we 1st person pluralzōopoianōzōopoianezōopoianizōopoianazōopoianēzōopoianelē
ye 2nd person pluralzōopoiavōzōopoiavezōopoiavizōopoiavazōopoiavēzōopoiavelē
they 3rd person pluralzōopoialōzōopoialezōopoializōopoialazōopoialēzōopoialelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularzōopoiimōzōopoiimezōopoiimizōopoiimazōopoiimēzōopoiimelē
you 2nd person singularzōopoiisōzōopoiisezōopoiisizōopoiisazōopoiisēzōopoiiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōopoiitōζῳοποιεῖταιzōopoiitezōopoiitizōopoiitazōopoiitēzōopoiitelē
we 1st person pluralzōopoiinōzōopoiinezōopoiinizōopoiinazōopoiinēzōopoiinelē
ye 2nd person pluralzōopoiivōzōopoiivezōopoiivizōopoiivazōopoiivēzōopoiivelē
they 3rd person pluralzōopoiilōzōopoiilezōopoiiliζῳοποιηθήσονταιzōopoiilazōopoiilēzōopoiilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularzōopoiameiōzōopoiameiazōopoiameiē
you 2nd person singularzōopoiaseiōzōopoiaseiazōopoiaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōopoiateiōzōopoiateiazōopoiateiē
we 1st person pluralzōopoianeiōzōopoianeiazōopoianeiē
ye 2nd person pluralzōopoiaveiōzōopoiaveiazōopoiaveiē
they 3rd person pluralzōopoialeiōzōopoialeiazōopoialeiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularzōopoiimeiōzōopoiimeiazōopoiimeiē
you 2nd person singularzōopoiiseiōzōopoiiseiazōopoiiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōopoiiteiōzōopoiiteiazōopoiiteiē
we 1st person pluralzōopoiineiōzōopoiineiazōopoiineiē
ye 2nd person pluralzōopoiiveiōzōopoiiveiazōopoiiveiē
they 3rd person pluralzōopoiileiōzōopoiileiazōopoiileiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularzōopoiasōrzōopoiasarzōopoiasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōopoiatōrzōopoiatarzōopoiatēr
ye 2nd person pluralzōopoiavōrzōopoiavarzōopoiavēr
they 3rd person pluralzōopoialōrzōopoialarzōopoialēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularzōopoiisōrzōopoiisarzōopoiisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōopoiitōrzōopoiitarzōopoiitēr
ye 2nd person pluralzōopoiivōrzōopoiivarzōopoiivēr
they 3rd person pluralzōopoiilōrzōopoiilarzōopoiilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularzōopoiamoiōzōopoiamoia
you 2nd person singularzōopoiasoiōzōopoiasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōopoiatoiōzōopoiatoia
we 1st person pluralzōopoianoiōzōopoianoia
ye 2nd person pluralzōopoiavoiōzōopoiavoia
they 3rd person pluralzōopoialoiōzōopoialoia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularzōopoiimoiōzōopoiimoia
you 2nd person singularzōopoiisoiōzōopoiisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularzōopoiitoiōzōopoiitoia
we 1st person pluralzōopoiinoiōzōopoiinoia
ye 2nd person pluralzōopoiivoiōzōopoiivoia
they 3rd person pluralzōopoiiloiōzōopoiiloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicezōopoiarōzōopoiarizōopoiaraζῳοποιῆσαιzōopoiarē
acted on passive voicezōopoiirōzōopoiirizōopoiirazōopoiirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicezōopoiarōtoszōopoiaritoszōopoiaratoszōopoiarētos
acted on passive voicezōopoiirōtoszōopoiiritoszōopoiiratosζῳοποιηθεὶςzōopoiirētos

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

zōopoi 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

11 occurrences, every one of them listed

zōopoiatō“gives life”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular

John 5:21“gives … life”hōsper gar tos patēros egeiratō toin nekroin kai zōopoiatō, houtōs kai tos huios hoin thelatō zōopoiatō.For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.

John 5:21“gives life”hōsper gar tos patēros egeiratō toin nekroin kai zōopoiatō, houtōs kai tos huios hoin thelatō zōopoiatō.For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.

2 Corinthians 3:6“gives life”hos kai hikanata nin diakonoin kainau diathēkau, ouk grammeu alla pneumeu, tem gar grammem apokteinatō, tem de pneumem zōopoiatō.And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

zōopoiitō“come to life”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular

1 Corinthians 15:36“come to life”afrōnor, sis hem speirasō, ouk zōopoiitō ean mē apothnēskateia;You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

zōopoiati“give life”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular

Romans 8:11“give life”ei de tem pneumem tou egeiraratou ton Iēsun ek nekroiu oikatō en vi, tos egeiraratos ek nekroiu Christon Iēsun zōopoiati kai teim thnēteim sōmeim vu dia tem enoikarōtem autou pneumem en vi.And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.

zōopoiili“made alive”will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural

1 Corinthians 15:22“made alive”hōsper gar en to Adam pantois apothnēskalō, houtōs kai en to Christo pantois zōopoiili.For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

zōopoiara“give life”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive

Galatians 3:21“give life”Tos oun nomos kata taiu epangeliaiu tou theou? mē ginetoia; ei gar dōita nomos tos dunerōtos zōopoiara, ontōs ek nomou an ate tas dikaiosunas.Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.

zōopoiarōtem“gives life”happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct singular neuter

John 6:63“gives life”tem pneumem atō tem zōopoiarōtem, tas sarxas ouk ōfelatō oudenem; teim rēmeim heim mis lalamē vi pneumem atō kai zōas atō.The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

zōopoiarōtem“life-giving”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter

1 Corinthians 15:45“life-giving”houtōs kai grafitē; Gineta tos prōtos anthrōpos Adam eis psuchan zōarōtan; tos eschatos Adam eis pneumem zōopoiarōtem.So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

zōopoiarōtou“gives life”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine

Romans 4:17“gives life”kathōs grafitē hoti Patēron polleiu ethneiu tithamē sin, katenanti hou pisteuata theou tou zōopoiarōtou toin nekroin kai kalarōtou teim mē arōteim hōs arōteim;As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.

zōopoiiratos“made alive”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine

1 Peter 3:18“made alive”hoti kai Christos hapax peri hamartaiu paschata, dikaios huper adikoiu, hina vin prosagateia to theo, thanatiratos men sarxa zōopoiiratos de pneume;For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,