Strong's Greek · G2227

ζωοποιέω

zōopoiéō

make alive, give life, quicken

Definition

to (re-)vitalize (literally or figuratively)

Derivation

from the same as G2226 (ζῶον) and G4160 (ποιέω);

Appears 11 times in Scripture

2 Corinthians 3:6

And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

1 Corinthians 15:22

For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

John 6:63

The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

1 Corinthians 15:36

You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

Romans 4:17

As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.

Romans 8:11

And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.

Galatians 3:21

Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.

John 5:21

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.

1 Corinthians 15:45

So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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