Greek core word #118 · verb · 140 times in the New Testament

ζάω

ZAH-oh

ζάω, ζήσω, ἔζησα, —, —, — — live

Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.

	Indicative	Subjunctive	Optative	Imperative
1 sg	ζῶ	ζῶ	ζῴην
2 sg	ζῇς	ζῇς	ζῴης	ζῆ
3 sg	ζῇ	ζῇ	ζῴη	ζήτω
1 pl	ζῶμεν	ζῶμεν	ζῷμεν
2 pl	ζῆτε	ζῆτε	ζῷτε	ζῆτε
3 pl	ζῶσι(ν)	ζῶσι(ν)	ζῷεν	ζήτωσαν

Infinitive: ζῆν

Participle: ζῶν, ζῶσα, ζῶν (gen. ζῶντος)

Infinitive: ζήσειν

Participle: ζήσων, ζήσουσα, ζῆσον (gen. ζήσοντος)

Infinitive: ζήσεσθαι

Participle: ζησόμενος, ζησομένη, ζησόμενον (gen. ζησομένου)

	Indicative	Subjunctive	Optative	Imperative
1 sg	ἔζησα	ζήσω	ζήσαιμι
2 sg	ἔζησας	ζήσῃς	ζήσαις	ζῆσον
3 sg	ἔζησε(ν)	ζήσῃ	ζήσαι	ζησάτω
1 pl	ἐζήσαμεν	ζήσωμεν	ζήσαιμεν
2 pl	ἐζήσατε	ζήσητε	ζήσαιτε	ζήσατε
3 pl	ἔζησαν	ζήσωσι(ν)	ζήσαιεν	ζησάτωσαν

Infinitive: ζῆσαι

Participle: ζήσας, ζήσασα, ζῆσαν (gen. ζήσαντος)

Where you meet it

First met in passage 99, Romans 7:1.

Explained in the notes of 2 passages: