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ζάω
záō

to live (literally or figuratively)

147 occurrencesNew TestamentCommon word

Definition

Strong’s Definition

to live (literally or figuratively)

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

to live, to be possessed of vitality, to exercise the functions of life, Mt. 27:63; Acts 17:28; τὸ ζῆν, life, Heb. 2:15; to have means of subsistence, 1 Cor. 9:14; to live, to pass existence in a specific manner, Lk. 2:36; 15:13; to be instinct with life and vigor; hence, ζῶν, living, an epithet of God, in a sense peculiar to Himself; ἐλπὶς ζῶσα, a living hope vigor and constancy, 1 Pet. 1:3; ὕδωρ ζῶν, living water in respect of a full and unfailing flow, Jn. 4:10, 11; to be alive with cheered and hopeful feelings, 1 Thess. 3:8; to be alive in a state of salvation from spiritual death, 1 Jn. 4:9

Source: Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

Translated in KJV as

life(-time)(a-)live(-ly)quick

Etymology

a primary verb;

All Occurrences(147)

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