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ζάω

Transliteration: zao · verb

140x in NTFirst: Matt 4:4
MeaningI live
Part of speechverb
Frequency140x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsζήσεται, ζῶντος, ζώντων, ζῶν, ζήσῃ, ζῇ, ζήσασα, ἔζησεν, ζῶσιν, ζῶντα
Example versesMatt 4:4 · Matt 9:18 · Matt 16:16 · Matt 22:32 · Matt 26:63
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What kind of word is ζάω?

ζάω (zao) is a verb that occurs 140 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I live” and first appears in Matt 4:4.

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