Strong’s G2198 · Greek
ζάω
záō
Definition
to live (literally or figuratively)
Etymology
a primary verb;
Where the KJV renders it
- life(-time)
- (a-)live(-ly)
- quick
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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