Zōogonéō — G2225
G2225 · Greek — ζωογονέω
Pronunciation: dzo-og-on-eh'-o
Definition
verb
to engender alive, i.e. (by analogy) to rescue (passively, be saved) from death
- properly, to bring forth alive
- to give life
- in the Bible to preserve alive
Usually translated as
live, preserve
Origin
from the same as G2226 and a derivative of G1096
Occurrences
Zōogonéō occurs 2 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1), Acts (1)
- Luke 17:33 — Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve (ζῳογονήσει) it.
- Acts 7:19 — The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live (ζῳογονεῖσθαι).
Strong's Lexicon — Z