Zōon — G2226

G2226 · Greek — ζῶον

Pronunciation: dzo'-on

Definition

neuter noun

a live thing, i.e. an animal

  1. a living being
  2. an animal, brute, beast

Usually translated as

beast

Origin

neuter of a derivative of G2198

Occurrences

Zōon occurs 23 times in 20 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Hebrews (1), 2 Peter (1), Jude (1), Revelation (17)

Strong's Lexicon — Z