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ζῷον

MainId: 002239000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ζ

StrongCodes: G2226

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 002239001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, n.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: ζῷον
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -ου
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'ζάω', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 002239001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 4.2
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Animals
  LEXSubDomains: Animals
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-07-22 10:25:43
    DefinitionShort: any living creature, whether wild or domesticated (in contrast with plants)
    Glosses: ['living creature', 'animal']
    Comments: In a number of languages the equivalent of ‘living things’ or ‘living creatures’ is simply ‘those which are alive’ or ‘those that move about.’ ζῷον[a], therefore, includes essentially quadrupeds, fish, birds, and insects, and is not used in the NT to designate human beings. In several passages in the book of Revelation, ζῷον[b] ‘a living being’ ({D:12.32}) is employed to refer to supernatural beings at God’s throne (note {S:06600400600000-06600400900000} which in many ways is similar to the description of ‘living creatures’ in {S:02600100500000}f).
  LEXReferences: HEB 13:11, 2PET 2:12, YUD 1:10
  LEXLinks: fauna:1
2. LEXID: 002239001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 12.32
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Supernatural Beings and Powers
  LEXSubDomains: Supernatural Beings
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-07-22 10:25:43
    DefinitionShort: a supernatural being surrounding the throne of God in visions of the book of Revelation
    Glosses: ['living being', 'living creature']
    Comments: The OT parallel for the ζῷον in Revelation is to be found in {S:02600100500000}-{S:02600101400000}.
  LEXReferences: REV 4:6, REV 4:7, REV 4:7, REV 4:7, REV 4:7, REV 4:8, REV 4:9, REV 5:6, REV 5:8, REV 5:11, REV 5:14, REV 6:1, REV 6:3, REV 6:5, REV 6:6, REV 6:7, REV 7:11, REV 14:3, REV 15:7, REV 19:4