ΕΖΗΣΑΝ, εζησαν
EZĒSAN, ezēsan
Sounds Like: eh-ZAY-san
Translations: they lived, they did live, they were living
From the root: ZAO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is the third person plural aorist active indicative form of the verb 'ζάω' (zao), meaning 'to live'. It describes an action of living that occurred in the past and is viewed as a completed event. It is used to state that a group of people 'lived' or 'came to life' at a specific point in the past.
Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Aorist, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G2198 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Revelation — 20:4
From the same root
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