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ζωογονέω

zōogoneōto give lifeHow to read Greek
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Definition

ζωογονέω, -ῶ

(ζωός, alive, γένεσθαι), [in LXX Exodus 1:17-18, 22, Judges 8:19, 1 Samuel 2:6; 27:9; 27:11, 1 Kings 20:31, 2 Kings 7:4 (חָיָה pi., hi.), Leviticus 11:47 (חַי)* ;]

1. in cl., to engender, produce alive, endue with life.

2. In LXX. and NT, to preserve alive (DCG, ii, 606; Cremer, 274): Luke 17:33, Acts 7:19, 1 Timothy 6:13 (EV, quickeneth; R, mg., preserveth).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Luke 17:33ζωογονήσει · will preserve
    Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
  2. Acts 7:19ζωογονεῖσθαι · they would die
    He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
  3. 1 Timothy 6:13ζωογονοῦντος · gives life
    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: