to give life • ζωογονέω • G2225

Lexical Definition

‎ζωογονέω‎ zōogonéō (dzo-og-on-eh'-o) to give life ^G:V
from the same as ‎ζῶον‎ and a derivative of ‎γίνομαι‎

live, preserve.

to engender alive, i.e. (by analogy) to rescue (passively, be saved) from death

Usage: 12 forms in 14 verses

Form	Translated As	In Verse(s)
ζῳογονοῦντοσ	is giving life	1Tim.6.13
ζῳογονεῖσθαι	to be given life	Acts.7.19
ζῳογονήσει	will preserve	Luke.17.33
ζωογονούντων	bringing forth alive	LXX.Lev.11.47
	ones bringing forth alive	LXX.Lev.11.47
ζωογονείτε	bring it forth alive	LXX.Exod.1.22
ζωογονεί	he brings forth alive	LXX.1Sam.2.6
ζωογονήσωσιν	they should bring us forth alive	LXX.2Kgs.7.4
ζωογονήσει	he shall bring forth alive	LXX.1Kgs.20.31
εζωογόνουν	they brought forth alive	LXX.Exod.1.17
εζωογόνει	bring forth alive	LXX.1Sam.27.9 • LXX.1Sam.27.11
εζωογονείτε	brought forth alive	LXX.Exod.1.18
εζωογονήσατε	you brought them forth alive	LXX.Judg.8.19

Abbott-Smith

ζωογονέω, -ῶ (< ζωός, alive, γένεσθαι), [in LXX Ex 1:17, 18, 22, Jg 8:19, I Ki 2:6 27:9, 11, III Ki 21(20):31, IV Ki 7:4 (חיה pi., hi.), Le 11:47 (חַיָּה)*;]
1. in cl., to engender, produce alive, endue with life.
2. In LXX and NT, to preserve alive (DCG, ii, 606a; Cremer, 274): Lk 17:33, Ac 7:19, I Ti 6:13 (EV, quickeneth; R, mg., preserveth).†

Abbott-Smith References

Book	Refs
Exodus	1:17 · 1:18 · 1:22
Leviticus	11:47
Judges	8:19
1 Samuel	2:6 · 27:9 · 27:11
1 Kings	20:31
2 Kings	7:4
Luke	17:33
Acts	7:19
1 Timothy	6:13

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ζωογονέω-έω,

propagate or engender living creatures, of inanimate substances, ἡ φύσις ζ. [Refs 4th c.BC+] (so in middle, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of animals, breed, like{ζωοτοκέω}, [Refs 1st c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: generally, engender [στοιχεῖον] ἕκαστον ἀπὸ ἑτέρου -εῖται [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

__II to be viviparous, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; produce alive, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ζ. παρθένον, of Zeus, producing Pallas alive from his head, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II.2 make alive, quicken, τι [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3 ={ζωγρέω}, preserve alive, [LXX]; κύριος θανατοῖ καὶ ζ[NT]:—passive, [NT]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Exod.1.17 ☩ Luke.17.33 ☩ Acts.7.19}