ζάω
Verb
Gloss
I live
Mounce definition
to live, to be possessed of vitality, to exercise the functions of life, Mt. 27:63; Acts 17:28; τὸ ζῆν, life, Heb. 2:15; to have means of subsistence, 1 Cor. 9:14; to live, to pass existence in a specific manner, Lk. 2:36; 15:13; to be instinct with life and vigor; hence, ζῶν, living, an epithet of God, in a sense peculiar to Himself; ἐλπὶς ζῶσα, a living hope vigor and constancy, 1 Pet. 1:3; ὕδωρ ζῶν, living water in respect of a full and unfailing flow, Jn. 4:10, 11; to be alive with cheered and hopeful feelings, 1 Thess. 3:8; to be alive in a state of salvation from spiritual death, 1 Jn. 4:9
Morphological categories
- Present stem = verbal root
- Verbal roots ending in a vowel
- Roots ending in α (which lengthen the α before a tense formative)
Present active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ζῶ 6 | ζῶμεν 5 |
| 2 | ζῇς 2 | ζῆτε 1 |
| 3 | ζῇ 13 | ζῶσι(ν) 1 |
Imperfect active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἔζων 1 | |
| 2 | ἐζῆτε 1 | |
| 3 |
Aorist active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἔζησα 1 | |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ἔζησε(ν) 4 | ἔζησαν 2 |
Future active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ζήσομεν 4 | |
| 2 | ζήσετε 1 | |
| 3 | ζήσει 3 | ζήσουσι(ν) 1 |
Present active subjunctive
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ζῶμεν 2 | |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ζῶσι(ν) 2 |
Aorist active subjunctive
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ζήσω 1 | ζήσωμεν 4 |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ζήσῃ 1 |
Future middle indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ζήσῃ 1 | ζήσεσθε 1 |
| 3 | ζήσεται 9 |
Present active masculine participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | ζῶν 9 | ζῶντες 7 |
| G | ζῶντος 13 | ζώντων 5 |
| D | ζῶντι 7 | |
| A | ζῶντα 5 | ζῶντας 4 |
Present active feminine participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | ζῶσα 1 | |
| G | ||
| D | ||
| A | ζῶσαν 5 |
Present active neuter participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | ||
| G | ζῶντος 1 | |
| D | ||
| A | ζῶν 2 | ζῶντα 1 |
Aorist active feminine participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | ζήσασα 1 | |
| G | ||
| D | ||
| A |