ζωή zōē
Greek word for “life” · Strong’s G2222 · used 135 times in 127 verses
Meaning
ζωή, -ῆς, ἡ (ζάω); life (in Hom., Hdt., = βίος, which see;
How it is translated
Glosses given for zōē in context, with how often each is used:
- life 132
- lifetime 1
- life — 1
- living 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John | 36 | 2.3 | |
| Revelation | 17 | 1.7 | |
| Romans | 14 | 2.0 | |
| 1 John | 13 | 6.1 | |
| Acts | 8 | 0.4 | |
| Matthew | 7 | 0.4 | |
| 2 Corinthians | 6 | 1.3 | |
| Luke | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Mark | 4 | 0.4 | |
| 1 Timothy | 4 | 2.5 | |
| Philippians | 3 | 1.8 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 2 | 0.3 |
Also in 10 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
John 6 (11), John 5 (5), 1 John 5 (5), Revelation 22 (5), Romans 5 (4), Romans 8 (4), Matthew 19 (3), John 3 (3), Romans 6 (3), 2 Corinthians 4 (3)
Forms
- ζωὴν 53
- ζωῆς 47
- ζωὴ 21
- ζωήν 7
- ζωῇ 4
- ζωή 3
Words used with it
Words that share verses with zōē more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- αἰώνιος aiōnios “eternal” 44
- θάνατος thanatos “death” 19
- δίδωμι didōmi “to give” 16
- πιστεύω pisteuō “to trust (in)” 12
- υἱός uhios “son” 13
- ἀγαθός agathos “good” 8
- κόσμος kosmos “world” 9
- εἰ ei “if” 12
- σάρξ sarx “flesh” 8
- γράφω graphō “to write” 8
- μέλλω mellō “to ensue” 7
- εἰσέρχομαι eiserchomai “to enter” 8
Key verses
The verses using zōē that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- John 5:39 — Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
- John 6:27 — Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the…
- John 10:28 — And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
- John 11:25 — Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
- John 14:6 — Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
- John 17:3 — And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
- Acts 13:46 — Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and…
- Romans 2:7 — To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
- Titus 1:2 — In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
- James 1:12 — Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
- 1 John 5:20 — And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son…
- Revelation 2:10 — Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation…
See all 127 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.