For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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ζωή
Vocabulary form:
zwhv, -h:V, hJ
Definition:
life
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
135
GK:
2437
Root:
zwh
Cognates:
Zoology is the study of animal life.
Mnemonics:
Zoe loved life.
Mnemonic Singing:
Take my life and let it be,
consecrated Lord to thee.
Verse:
“I am the resurrection and the ζωή.” (John 11:25)
Biblical Concordance
| Acts 5:20 | “Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.” (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem) |
| Acts 8:33 | In humiliation justice was taken from him. His family history who will declare? For his life (zōē | ζωή | nom sg fem) is taken away from the earth.” |
| Acts 11:18 | When they heard these things, they fell silent, and they glorified God, saying, “So then even to the Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.” (zōēn | ζωήν | acc sg fem) |
| Acts 13:46 | Both Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem), we are now turning to the Gentiles. |
| Acts 13:48 | When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life (zōēn | ζωήν | acc sg fem) believed. |
| Acts 17:25 | nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all life (zōēn | ζωήν | acc sg fem) and breath and everything. |
| Romans 2:7 | to those who by patiently doing good works seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life (zōēn | ζωήν | acc sg fem); |
| Romans 5:10 | For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, will we be saved by his life (zōē | ζωῇ | dat sg fem). |
| Romans 5:17 | For if by the transgression of the one man death reigned through that one, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life (zōē | ζωῇ | dat sg fem) through the one, Jesus Christ. |
| Romans 5:18 | Therefore, just as one man’s transgression brought condemnation for all so also one man’s righteous act brought justification and life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem) for all |
| Romans 5:21 | so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life (zōēn | ζωήν | acc sg fem) through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
| Romans 6:4 | Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we might walk in newness of life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem). |
| Romans 6:22 | But now, freed from sin and enslaved to God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification, and its outcome, eternal life (zōēn | ζωήν | acc sg fem). |
| Romans 6:23 | For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life (zōē | ζωή | nom sg fem) in Christ Jesus our Lord. |
| Romans 7:10 | and I died. I found that the very commandment that promised life (zōēn | ζωήν | acc sg fem) brought death to me! |
| Romans 8:2 | For the law of the Spirit of life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem) in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. |
| Romans 8:6 | To set the mind on the flesh leads to death, but to set the mind on the Spirit brings life (zōē | ζωή | nom sg fem) and peace, |
| Romans 8:10 | But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life (zōē | ζωή | nom sg fem) because of righteousness. |
| Romans 8:38 | For I am convinced that neither death, nor life (zōē | ζωή | nom sg fem), nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, |
| Romans 11:15 | For if their rejection leads to the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life (zōē | ζωή | nom sg fem) from the dead? |
| 1 Corinthians 3:22 | whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life (zōē | ζωή | nom sg fem) or death or the present or the future — all are yours, |
| 1 Corinthians 15:19 | If our hope in Christ is for this life (zōē | ζωῇ | dat sg fem) only, we are of all men most to be pitied. |
| 2 Corinthians 2:16 | we are a deadly fume that kills, but to the former we are a life-giving fragrance that brings life (zōēn | ζωήν | acc sg fem). And who is adequate for ministry like this? |
| 2 Corinthians 4:10 | always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life (zōē | ζωή | nom sg fem) of Jesus may also be displayed in our bodies. |
| 2 Corinthians 4:11 | For we who live are constantly being handed over to death for the sake of Jesus, so that the life (zōē | ζωή | nom sg fem) of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. |
| 2 Corinthians 4:12 | Thus death is at work in us, but life (zōē | ζωή | nom sg fem) in you. |
| 2 Corinthians 5:4 | For while we remain in this tent, we groan and are burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem). |
| Galatians 6:8 | For the one who sows to his own flesh, from the flesh will reap corruption; but the one who sows to the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life (zōēn | ζωήν | acc sg fem). |
| Ephesians 4:18 | being darkened in their understanding, separated from the life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem) of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. |
| Philippians 1:20 | It is my earnest expectation and hope that I will in no way be put to shame, but that with complete boldness, now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem) or by death. |
| Philippians 2:16 | holding fast the word of life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem), so that I may have reason to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. |
| Philippians 4:3 | Yes, I ask you also, my true comrade, help these women who have labored side by side with me in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem). |
| Colossians 3:3 | for you died for and your life (zōē | ζωή | nom sg fem) your is hidden with Christ in God. |
| Colossians 3:4 | When Christ, who is your life (zōē | ζωή | nom sg fem), appears, then you also you will appear with him in glory. |
| 1 Timothy 1:16 | But for this reason I was shown mercy: so that in me as foremost Christ Jesus might display his complete patience as an illustration for those who were to believe in him for eternal life (zōēn | ζωήν | acc sg fem). |
| 1 Timothy 4:8 | for bodily exercise is of value for a little while, but godliness is of value for all things because it holds a promise for the present life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem) and for the coming life. |
| 1 Timothy 6:12 | Fight the good fight of the faith. Seize hold of the eternal life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem), to which you were called and about which you confessed the good confession before many witnesses. |
| 1 Timothy 6:19 | laying up for themselves a good foundation for the coming age, so that they might seize hold of what is truly life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem). |
| 2 Timothy 1:1 | Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God according to the promise of life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem) that is in Christ Jesus, |
| 2 Timothy 1:10 | but now has been made known through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, on the one hand, in order to abolish death and, on the other, to bring to light life (zōēn | ζωήν | acc sg fem) and incorruptibility through the gospel, |
| Titus 1:2 | for the sake of the hope of eternal life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem), which God, who does not lie, promised before times eternal, |
| Titus 3:7 | so that having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem). |
| Hebrews 7:3 | He is without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem); but like the Son of God he continues a priest for all time. |
| Hebrews 7:16 | he does so not on the basis of a law expressed in a carnal commandment, but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem). |
| James 1:12 | Blessed is the man who remains steadfast when tested, because once he is shown to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem) that the Lord has promised to those who love him. |
| James 4:14 | You have no idea what your life (zōē | ζωή | nom sg fem) will be like tomorrow. For you are but a mist that appears for a brief moment and then disappears. |
| 1 Peter 3:7 | Husbands, in the same way, live with them with understanding, showing honor to the woman as a weaker vessel, since you are joint heirs of the gracious gift of life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem), so that your prayers may not be hindered. |
| 1 Peter 3:10 | For “The one who desires to love life (zōēn | ζωήν | acc sg fem) and to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit. |
| 2 Peter 1:3 | His divine power has freely given to us everything we need for a life (zōēn | ζωήν | acc sg fem) of godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and might, |
| 1 John 1:1 | That which has existed from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and our hands have touched, concerning the word of life (zōēs | ζωῆς | gen sg fem) — |