Lexical Definition
ζῶον zōon (dzo'-on) living thing G:N-N
neuter of a derivative of ζάω
beast.
- a live thing, i.e. an animal
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ζῷον | living creature | Rev.4.7 • Rev.4.7 • Rev.4.7 • Rev.4.7 |
| ζῷα | animals | 2Pet.2.12 • Jude.1.10 |
| living creatures | Rev.4.6 • Rev.4.8 • Rev.4.9 • Rev.5.8 • Rev.5.14 • Rev.19.4 | |
| ζῴων | living creatures | Rev.5.6 • Rev.5.11 • Rev.6.1 • Rev.6.6 • Rev.7.11 • Rev.14.3 • Rev.15.7 |
| of animals | Heb.13.11 | |
| ζῴου | living creature | Rev.6.3 • Rev.6.5 • Rev.6.7 |
| ζώόν | living creature | LXX.Ezek.10.20 |
| ζώων | living creatures | LXX.Ezek.1.5 • LXX.Ezek.1.13 • LXX.Ezek.1.13 • LXX.Ezek.1.15 • LXX.Ezek.1.22 • LXX.Ezek.3.13 • LXX.Ezek.47.9 • LXX.Hab.3.2 |
| of living creatures | LXX.Gen.1.21 | |
| ζώον | a living creature | LXX.Job.38.14 |
| living creature | LXX.Ps.145.16 • LXX.Ezek.10.15 | |
| ζώα | living creatures | LXX.Ps.104.25 • LXX.Ezek.1.14 • LXX.Ezek.1.19 • LXX.Ezek.1.19 • LXX.Ezek.1.20 |
| ζωά | Your living creatures | LXX.Ps.68.10 |
Abbott-Smith
ζῷον (Rec. ζῶον, v. LS, s.v.), -ου, τό (< ζωός, alive), [in LXX for חַיָּה (chiefly) and cognate forms; freq. in Wi;]
a living creature, an animal: Re 4:6-9 5:6 ff. Re 6:1 ff. Re 7:11 14:3 15:7 19:4; ζῴων τ. αἷμα, He 13:11; ἄλογα ζ., II Pe 2:12, Ju 10.†
SYN.: θηρίον, in which the brutal, bestial element is emphasized, and which is never used of sacrificial animals. On the other hand, ζ. is the more comprehensive, as expressing the vital element common to the whole animal creation (v. Tr., Syn., lxxxi; Cremer, 274).
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Hebrews | 13:11 |
| 2 Peter | 2:12 |
| Jude | 1:10 |
| Revelation | 4:6 · 5:6 · 6:1 · 7:11 · 14:3 · 15:7 · 19:4 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ζῷον, τό,
living being, animal, [ζῷον ἂν λέγοιτο 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 77b ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ζῷα, opposed to φυτά, [Refs]; ζ. θαλάττιον, χερσαῖον, [Refs 1st c.BC+].; contemptuously, ὅπως ἡ χώρα τοῦ τοιούτου ζῴου καθαρὰ γίγνηται may be free from this kind of animal (i.e. beggars), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ζ. πονηρόν, of women, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II in art, figure, image, not necessarily of animals (compare ζῴδιον), ζῷον δέ οἱ ἐνῆν, ἀνὴρ ἱππεύς [Refs 5th c.BC+]: mostly in plural, ζῷα ἐς τὴν ἐσθῆτα ἐγγράφειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ζῷα γράψασθαι τὴν ζεῦξιν τοῦ Βοσπόρου to have pictures of the bridging of the Bosporus painted, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare ζωγραφέω: ζῷα ποιεῖν [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__III sign of the Zodiac, [Refs 8th c.BC+], no generic word used for animal being found till after the middle of the fifth cent. BC [ζῷον">Refs 7th c.BC+] by contraction: ι is found in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]., and in codices optative in the Noun; the adjective ζωός (which see) had no ι: for the compounds (except ζωγλύφος, ζωγράφος) decisive evidence is lacking: ζῳάγρια with ι was read by [Refs 8th c.BC+]