TRV
G2198
ζάω
Roota primary verb
Meaningto live (literally or figuratively)
KJV usagelife(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick.
How the KJV Renders It
TranslationStrong’s lists the renderings but not their weight. These are counted from the King James text of the tagged verses — the bar under each is how often the translators actually reached for it. Select one to filter the occurrences below.
Grammatical Forms
MorphologyIn the Greek New Testament, this word appears as a verb and a noun across 145 occurrences, inflected in 38 grammatical forms — each row is one form, and the bar is how often it is that form. Select any form to read what each part of its name means, and to filter the occurrence list to it. These are this word’s own inflections, not words built from it — for those, see Related Words.
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ζῶντος
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Genitive
- Possession or source — often "of".
- Singular
- One.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ζῇ
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ζῆν
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Infinitive
- The verb as a noun — "to do".
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ζήσεται
- Future
- Action yet to take place.
- Middle Deponent
- Middle in form but active in meaning.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ζῶντι
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Dative
- The indirect object — often "to" or "for".
- Singular
- One.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ζῶν
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Nominative
- The subject of the verb.
- Singular
- One.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
-
ζῶντες
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Nominative
- The subject of the verb.
- Plural
- More than one.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
-
ζῶ
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 1st
- First person — the speaker ("I"/"we").
- Singular
- One.
-
ζῶμεν
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 1st
- First person — the speaker ("I"/"we").
- Plural
- More than one.
-
ζῶσαν
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Accusative
- The direct object of the verb.
- Singular
- One.
- Feminine
- Feminine grammatical gender.
-
ζῶντα
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Accusative
- The direct object of the verb.
- Singular
- One.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ζώντων
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Genitive
- Possession or source — often "of".
- Plural
- More than one.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
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ἔζησεν
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
-
ζήσωμεν
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- 1st
- First person — the speaker ("I"/"we").
- Plural
- More than one.
-
ζήσομεν
- Future
- Action yet to take place.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 1st
- First person — the speaker ("I"/"we").
- Plural
- More than one.
-
ζῶντας
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Accusative
- The direct object of the verb.
- Plural
- More than one.
- Masculine
- Masculine grammatical gender.
-
ζήσει
- Future
- Action yet to take place.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
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ἔζησαν
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Plural
- More than one.
-
ζωῆς
- Genitive
- Possession or source — often "of".
- Singular
- One.
- Feminine
- Feminine grammatical gender.
-
ζῇς
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Singular
- One.
-
ζῶν
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Accusative
- The direct object of the verb.
- Singular
- One.
- Neuter
- Neuter grammatical gender.
-
ζῶμεν
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- 1st
- First person — the speaker ("I"/"we").
- Plural
- More than one.
-
ζῶσιν
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Plural
- More than one.
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ἔζησα
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 1st
- First person — the speaker ("I"/"we").
- Singular
- One.
-
ζήσασα
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Nominative
- The subject of the verb.
- Singular
- One.
- Feminine
- Feminine grammatical gender.
-
ζήσω
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- 1st
- First person — the speaker ("I"/"we").
- Singular
- One.
-
ζήσῃ
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a single whole — usually a simple past event.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Subjunctive
- Possibility or purpose — "might", "should".
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Singular
- One.
-
ζήσετε
- Future
- Action yet to take place.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Plural
- More than one.
-
ζήσουσιν
- Future
- Action yet to take place.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Plural
- More than one.
-
ζήσεσθε
- Future
- Action yet to take place.
- Middle Deponent
- Middle in form but active in meaning.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Plural
- More than one.
-
ζήσῃ
- Future
- Action yet to take place.
- Middle Deponent
- Middle in form but active in meaning.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Singular
- One.
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ἔζων
- Imperfect
- Ongoing or repeated action in the past — "was doing".
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 1st
- First person — the speaker ("I"/"we").
- Singular
- One.
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ἐζῆτε
- Imperfect
- Ongoing or repeated action in the past — "was doing".
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Plural
- More than one.
-
ζῆτε
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 2nd
- Second person — the one addressed ("you").
- Plural
- More than one.
-
ζῶσιν
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Indicative
- A plain statement of fact.
- 3rd
- Third person — the one spoken about ("he"/"they").
- Plural
- More than one.
-
ζῶντα
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Accusative
- The direct object of the verb.
- Plural
- More than one.
- Neuter
- Neuter grammatical gender.
-
ζῶντος
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Genitive
- Possession or source — often "of".
- Singular
- One.
- Neuter
- Neuter grammatical gender.
-
ζῶσα
- Present
- Action in progress or repeated — happening now or continually.
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective — describes while carrying the verb's action.
- Nominative
- The subject of the verb.
- Singular
- One.
- Feminine
- Feminine grammatical gender.
Biblical Distribution
DistributionAppears in 127 verses across 20 of the 27 books. Most frequent in Romans (18 verses); never once in the other 7.
Every Occurrence
ConcordanceEvery verse where the word is tagged in the King James text. Filter by book, by the English word the translators chose, by grammatical form, or search within the verses.
Sources. Definition and numbering: James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890). Morphology: STEPBible / Tyndale House (CC BY). Verse tagging: the King James text keyed to Strong’s numbers. Every count on this page is computed from the tagged corpus, not estimated.