2001 Translation

ZŌĒS, zōēs

Sounds Like: ZOH-ays

Translations: (of) life, (of) a life

From the root: ΖΩΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: Ζωῆς (zōēs) is the genitive singular form of the noun ζωή (zōē), which means 'life'. This form is used to indicate possession, origin, or relationship, often translated as 'of life' or 'belonging to life'. It can refer to physical life, spiritual life, or a way of living. For example, it might be used in phrases like 'the word of life' or 'the tree of life'.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine

Strong’s number: G2222 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

1 Enoch Greek Collection

• 1 Enoch — 5:5, 5:9, 14:13, A:4

Aristeas

• Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:154, 1:180, 1:185

Barnabus

• Letter of Barnabas — 1:4, 1:6, 2:10, 11:2

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 1:13, 4:74, 9:10, 9:19, 9:21, 11:13, 11:18, 11:28, 12:1, 12:22

Clement of Rome

• Clement’s First Letter — 20:10

Codex Sinaiticus

• Judges — 6:4
• Judith — 10:3, 10:13, 16:22
• Tobit — 1:3, 4:3, 4:5, 10:13, 10:14, 12:9
• 1 Maccabees — 9:71
• 4 Maccabees — 18:16
• Psalms — 15:11, 22:6, 26:1, 26:4, 35:10, 41:9, 127:5
• Proverbs — 2:19, 3:2, 3:16, 3:18, 4:10, 4:23, 5:6, 6:23, 8:35, 9:11, 9:18, 10:11, 10:17, 11:30, 13:12, 13:14, 14:27, 15:4, 15:24, 16:15, 16:17, 16:22, 18:4, 23:3
• Ecclesiastes — 2:3, 5:17, 5:19, 6:8, 6:12, 8:15, 9:9
• Job — 24:22
• Wisdom — 1:12, 12:23, 13:11, 13:18, 14:12, 16:13
• Sirach — 6:16, 17:11, 21:13, 22:12, 23:1, 23:4, 29:21, 31:27, 33:24, 40:29, 41:4, 41:13, 45:5
• Isaiah — 38:12, 38:20, 65:22
• Jeremiah — 17:13, 21:8
• Jonah — 2:7
• Malachi — 2:5
• John — 5:29, 6:35, 6:48, 6:51, 6:68, 8:12
• Acts of the Apostles — 2:28, 3:15, 5:20, 13:46
• Romans — 5:18, 6:4, 8:2
• 2 Corinthians — 5:4
• Ephesians — 4:18
• Philippians — 1:20, 2:16, 4:3
• 1 Timothy — 4:8, 6:12, 6:19
• 2 Timothy — 1:1
• Titus — 1:2, 3:7
• Hebrews — 7:3, 7:16
• James — 1:12
• 1 Peter — 3:7
• 1 John — 1:1
• Jude — 1:3
• Revelation — 2:7, 2:10, 3:5, 7:17, 11:11, 13:8, 17:8, 20:12, 20:15, 21:6, 21:27, 22:1, 22:14, 22:17, 22:19
• Epistle of Barnabas — 1:4, 2:10, 11:2
• Shepherd of Hermas — 3:2, 6:8, 20:2, 25:2, 93:2

Ignatius of Antioch

• Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 14:1, 19:3

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 1 — 1:37, 3:105
• Book 2 — 7:188
• Book 3 — 12:280
• Book 6 — 11:205
• Book 10 — 2:26, 2:27, 2:34, 3:36, 11:243, 11:266
• Book 11 — 6:270
• Book 12 — 2:92
• Book 15 — 2:13
• Book 20 — 4:96

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Two — 8:15
• Book Three — 8:51

Justin Martyr

• First Apology of Justin Martyr — 57:1
• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 6:1, 14:1, 19:2, 31:3, 61:5, 81:2, 86:1, 114:4

Mathetes

• Letter to Diognetus — 9:1, 9:6, 12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 12:6

Polycarp of Smyrna

• Martyrdom of Polycarp — 14:2

Pseudo Clement of Rome

• Clement’s Second Letter — 5:5, 14:1

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Genesis — 1:30, 2:7, 2:9, 3:14, 3:17, 3:22, 3:24, 6:17, 7:15, 7:22, 25:7, 25:17, 47:8, 47:9, 47:28
• Exodus — 6:16, 6:18, 6:20
• Deuteronomy — 4:9, 6:2, 16:3, 17:19
• Joshua — 1:5, 10:40
• Judges — 6:4
• 1 Samuel — 7:15, 25:29
• 2 Samuel — 19:34
• 1 Kings — 2:46, 11:34, 15:5
• 2 Kings — 25:29, 25:30
• Ezra (Alpha) — 5:70, 6:30
• Judith — 10:3, 10:13, 16:22
• Tobit — 1:3, 1:3, 4:3, 4:3, 4:5, 4:5, 10:12, 10:13, 12:9, 12:9, 12:10
• 1 Maccabees — 9:71
• 2 Maccabees — 7:9, 7:36, 14:46
• 4 Maccabees — 18:16
• Psalms — 15:11, 22:6, 26:1, 26:4, 35:10, 41:9, 127:5
• Psalms of Solomon — 14:2, 17:2
• Odes — 7:12, 7:20, 8:15, 14:40
• Proverbs — 2:19, 3:2, 3:16, 3:18, 4:10, 4:23, 5:6, 6:23, 8:35, 9:11, 9:18, 10:11, 10:17, 11:30, 13:12, 13:14, 14:27, 15:4, 15:24, 16:15, 16:17, 16:22, 18:4, 23:3
• Ecclesiastes — 2:3, 5:17, 5:19, 6:8, 7:1, 8:15, 9:9
• Job — 24:22
• Wisdom — 1:12, 12:23, 13:11, 13:18, 14:12, 16:13
• Sirach — 6:16, 17:11, 21:13, 22:12, 23:1, 23:4, 29:21, 30:32, 34:27, 40:29, 41:4, 41:13, 45:5
• Isaiah — 28:4, 38:12, 38:20, 65:22
• Jeremiah — 2:13, 17:13, 21:8
• Baruch — 1:11, 3:9
• Ezekiel — 1:20, 1:21, 7:13, 10:17, 26:20, 31:17, 32:23, 32:24, 32:26, 32:32, 33:15, 37:5
• Daniel (Theodotion) — 7:12
• Daniel (Old Greek) — 7:12
• Hosea — 10:12
• Jonah — 2:7
• Malachi — 2:5
• Enoch — A:4, 5:5, 5:9, 14:13

The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments

• Mandate 11 — 1:7, 1:16
• Mandate 12 — 3:2, 6:2

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 5 — 6:3
• Parable 6 — 2:3, 3:6
• Parable 9 — 16:2, 26:2, 29:2

The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions

• Vision 1 — 3:2
• Vision 2 — 2:8
• Vision 3 — 12:2
• Vision 4 — 2:5
• Vision 5 — 1:2

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• John — 5:29, 6:35, 6:48, 6:51, 6:68, 8:12
• Acts — 2:28, 3:15, 5:20, 13:46
• Romans — 5:18, 6:4, 8:2
• 2 Corinthians — 2:16, 5:4
• Ephesians — 4:18
• Philippians — 1:20, 2:16, 4:3
• 1 Timothy — 4:8, 6:12, 6:19
• 2 Timothy — 1:1
• Titus — 1:2, 3:7
• Hebrews — 7:3, 7:16
• James — 1:12
• 1 Peter — 3:7
• 1 John — 1:1
• Revelation — 2:7, 2:10, 3:5, 7:17, 11:11, 13:8, 16:3, 17:8, 20:12, 20:15, 21:6, 21:27, 22:1, 22:2, 22:14, 22:17, 22:19

Twelve Disciples

• The Didache — 1:1, 1:2, 4:14, 9:3, 16:1

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΖΩΗ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΖΩΑΣ — (of) life, (of) a life
• ΖΩΗ — life, a life
• ΖΩΗΝ — life, a life
• ΖΩΤΑΣ — life, a life
• ΖΩ‾Η‾ — life, a life, existence, way of life
• Ζ‾Η‾ — life, a life

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