ζωή

See also Ζωή

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ζόα (Doric)
• ζόη (Ionic)
• ζοΐα (Aeolic)
• ζωά (Doric)

Etymology

From ζάω "I live"

Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [zdɔːɛː́]
• (Koine): IPA: [zo̞ːˈeː]
• (Byzantine): IPA: [zoˈi]

Noun

ζωή (genitive ζωῆς) f, first declension; (zōē)

1. a living, property
2. life

Inflection

First declension of ζωή, ζωῆς

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ζωή	τώ ζωά	αἱ ζωαί
Genitive	τῆς ζωῆς	τοῖν ζωαῖν	τῶν ζωῶν
Dative	τῇ ζωῇ	τοῖν ζωαῖν	ταῖς ζωαῖς
Accusative	τήν ζωήν	τώ ζωά	τάς ζωάς
Vocative	ζωή	ζωά	ζωαί

References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G2222

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Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA: [zoˈi]

Noun

ζωή (zoí) f.,   plural ζωές

1. life
2. lifetime

Declension

declension of ζωή

	singular (ενικός)	plural (πληθυντικός)
nominative (ονομαστική)	η ζωή	οι ζωές
genitive (γενική)	της ζωής	των ζωών
accusative (αιτιατική)	την ζωή	τις ζωές
vocative (κλητική)	ζωή	ζωές