Acts 17:25:11Acts.17.25.W11TAB
ζωὴν
zôên
“life”
- Transliteration
- zô-ÊN
- Extended
- zoh-AYN
- IPA
- /dzɔːˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- life
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
zô-ÊN
- sentence
ou-DE hy-PO khei-RON an-thrô-PEE-nōn the-ra-PEU-e-tai pros-de-O-me-NOS TI-nos au-TOS di-DOUS PA-si zô-ÊN KAI pno-ÊN KAI ta PAN-ta
Exegesis
Didous governs the dative pasi {πᾶσι | pā-si} ‘to all people’ as the recipient and coordinates three accusative objects: zoen {ζωὴν | zō-ēn} ‘life,’ pnoen {πνοήν | pno-ḗn} ‘breath,’ and ta panta {τὰ πάντα | tā pán-ta} ‘all things.’
Root and etymology
zāōzeta–alpha–omega
“to live”
In context — Acts 17:25
Nor is He served by human hands as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:25:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 17:25, so the Greek word ζωὴν (zôên) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.17.25.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.25.W11.S1) and character.