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G2222
ζωή,life, zoe
antithesis to "death"
Illustrations of English words
derived from Greek words used in the New Testament.
What does Zoe mean?
A Greek name meaning "life." In the Greek translation of the Bible, Eve became Zoe. Well-known Zoes: actresses Zooey Deschanel and Zoe Saldana; a Sesame Street Muppet. https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-zoe-4854.htm
What is the difference between zoeG2222 and zaoG2138?
The context of Genesis 3:20 is a luminous answer. Eve is Zoe. Life. Adam called her "Life." Why? Because her descendants are Zao. "Living." Receiving life through her.
1 Corinthians 6:3 "Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this lifeG982?" Is this judging Eternal Life?
No, because... 1. Definition. The life is not G2222 but rather a derivative of bios "relating to the present existence." 2. Context. Chapter 5 and 6 is dealing with church discipline: "a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner" (5:11).
DICTIONARIES
STRONG'S HEBREW AND GREEK DICTIONARIES:
ζωήG2222 zōē.
1. life. (more than merely the present physical or natural life).
2. life-above. (... There may be strong connotations and direct inferences to Spiritual, Kingdom, or Eternal life in certain contexts, but not always. This word deserves special demarcation and attention).
3. epithet of Jesus ("I am the Life"John 14:6i)
4. (Note) ... Living above the mere bodily, flesh-driven existence. {literally or figuratively. used in a mortal, temporal sense and in an eternal sense}
[from G2198 ζάω zaō dzah'-o. This is the primary verb for the noun G2222; "to live"; which contrasts with biosG979*] .Thayer's:
Note: ζῶον (zōon) G2226 from whence our "ZOO"; it is also from the primary verb G2198 but while G2226 can refer to a living being, its uniqueness is that it refers to the life of an animal (KJV "beast").
i.e., Thayer's Definition for zoonG2226: 1) a living being 2) an animal, brute, beast.
Richard C. Trench's Synonyms of the New Testament:
"The Latin language and the English has but one word for 'life', the Latin ‘vita,’ the English ‘life,’ where the Greek has [basically,gw] two. ζωή and βίος are not merely duplicates, but, contemplating life from very different points of view, it is inevitable that we, with our one word for both, ... conceal real and important differences from ourselves or from others."
My note: another Greek word for "life" is psucheG5595 [soul] that Trench isn't considering here.Antithesis of ζωή is death (θάνατος)--Romans 8:38; 2 Corinthians 5:4; Jeremiah 8:3.
Ζωὴ αἰώνιος ["life eternal"] occurs but once in the Jewish Greek Septuagint (LXX, Daniel xii. 2)!
VINE's Expository Dictionary of NT Words:
Life, Living, Lifetime, Life-Giving:
[My selected quote from Vine's "commentary's" use of G2222 in the Bible]: "[It] is used in the NT of life as a principle, life in the absolute sense, life as God has it, that which the Father has in Himself, and which He gave to the Incarnate Son to have in Himself, John 5:26, and which the Son manifested in the world, 1 John 1:2. From this life man has become alienated in consequence of the Fall, Ephesians 4:18, and of this life men become partakers through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, John 3:15, who becomes its Author to all such as trust in Him, Acts 3:15, and who is therefore said to be 'the life' of the believer, Colossians 3:4, for the life that He gives He maintains, John 6:35, 63."
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ETYMOLOGY OF ENGLISH USE
Zoe fem. proper name, Greek, literally "life" --from etymonline.com
Some Related Words Formed From Greek zoe "life."
zoetrope (n.) "optical instrument which exhibits pictures as if alive and in action," 1867, literally "wheel of life," from Greek zoe "life"
protozoic (adj.) ...proto +zoe
Paleozoic (adj.) in reference to the geological era between the Precambrian and the Mesozoic, 1838
Mesozoic (adj.) in geology, "of or found in that part of the geological series between the Paleozoic and what was then called the Tertiary," 1840, from Greek mesos "middle" (from PIE root *medhyo- "middle") + zoe "life" (from PIE root *gwei- "to live") + -ic.
BIBLICAL TEXT EXAMPLES
KJV passages that use G2222 (life). This G2222 word is used 134 times.
lifeG2222, 133 times.
Most of the following 133 passages use the word "eternal" with "life"; e.g., Matthew 19:16: "And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternalG166 life?"G2222 The G2222 verses that do not are highlighted here and then are listed below.
Matthew 7:14, Matthew 18:8-9 (2), Matthew 19:16-17 (2), Matthew 19:29, Matthew 25:46, Mark 9:43, Mark 9:45, Mark 10:17, Mark 10:30, Luke 1:75 [look at Earthly Life below] , Luke 10:25, Luke 12:15, Luke 18:18, Luke 18:30, John 1:4 (2), John 3:15-16 (2), John 3:36 (2), John 4:14, John 4:36, John 5:24 (2), John 5:26 (2), John 5:29, John 5:39-40 (2), John 6:27, John 6:33, John 6:35, John 6:40, John 6:47-48 (2), John 6:51, John 6:53-54 (2), John 6:63, John 6:68, John 8:12, John 10:10, John 10:28, John 12:25 (2), John 12:50, John 14:6, John 17:2-3 (2), John 20:31, Acts 2:28, Acts 3:15, Acts 5:20, Acts 8:33, Acts 11:18, Acts 13:46, Acts 13:48, Acts 17:25, Romans 2:7, Romans 5:10, Romans 5:17-18 (2), Romans 5:21, Romans 6:4, Romans 6:22-23 (2), Romans 7:10, Romans 8:2, Romans 8:6, Romans 8:10, Romans 8:38, Romans 11:15, 1 Corinthians 3:22, 1 Corinthians 15:19, 2 Corinthians 2:16 (2), 2 Corinthians 4:10-12 (3), 2 Corinthians 5:4, Galatians 6:8, Ephesians 4:18, Philippians 1:20, Philippians 2:16, Colossians 3:3-4 (3), 1 Timothy 1:16, 1 Timothy 4:8, 1 Timothy 6:12, 1 Timothy 6:19, 2 Timothy 1:1, 2 Timothy 1:10, Titus 1:2, Titus 3:7, Hebrews 7:3, Hebrews 7:16, James 1:12, James 4:14, 1 Peter 3:7, 1 Peter 3:10, 2 Peter 1:3, 1 John 1:1-2 (3), 1 John 2:25, 1 John 3:14-15 (2), 1 John 5:11-13 (5), 1 John 5:16, 1 John 5:20, Jude 1:21, Revelation 2:7, Revelation 2:10, Revelation 3:5, Revelation 11:11, Revelation 17:8 (2), Revelation 20:12, Revelation 20:15, Revelation 21:6, Revelation 21:27, Revelation 22:19
lifetime, 1 Luke 16:25
Earthly Life. In my judgment the following 8 passages refer to "the here and now" life.
Luke 1:75 'In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.'G2222
Acts 2:28 'Thou hast made known to me the ways of life;'G2222
1 Corinthians 15:19 'If in this life G2222 only we have hope '
Philippians 1:20 'whether it be by life,G2222 or by death.'
1 Timothy 4:8, "but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life G2222 that now is, and of that which is to come."
1 Peter 3:10"For he that will love life G2222, and see good days"Hebrews 7:3, Melchizedec's life G2222 genealogy is silent;
James 4:14b "For what is your life G2222? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away." [now]___________________________________
SUMMARY QUESTION #1: IF YOU LIVED IN THE FIRST CENTURY AND WERE SPEAKING IN KOINE GREEK, WHAT WOULD YOU PROBABLY CALL ADAM'S WIFE?
QUESTION #2: WHAT PASSAGE IS A GOOD EXPLANATION FOR THE RELATIONSHIP OF ZOE LIFE AND ZAO LIFE?
----- GAYLON WEST