Bible word study
Zoe (Strong’s G2222): Meaning in the Bible
Zoe (ζωή) is the Greek word numbered G2222 in Strong’s concordance of the Bible. Strong’s defines it as life (literally or figuratively). In the King James Bible it is translated life(-time)..
- Original wordζωή
- Transliterationzōḗ
- Pronunciationdzo-ay'
- Strong’s numberG2222
- LanguageGreek
The full Strong’s definition
Derivation. from G2198;
How the King James Bible translates it
And Christ
The New Testament speaks of a life that death cannot end. Jesus calls himself the life, and offers not merely more years but a share in the very life of God.
The lexical data on this page comes from the public-domain Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890), a Hebrew and Greek dictionary keyed to the King James Bible. It is a reference tool, not a settled verdict: no single word decides a doctrine, and meaning is finally shaped by how a word is used in its sentences. Read the passages themselves, prayerfully, and in full.
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