Lexical Summary zōon: a living creature Original Word: ζῷονTransliteration: zōon Phonetic Spelling: (dzo'-on) Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: a living creature Meaning: a living creature Strong's Concordance beast. Neuter of a derivative of zao; a live thing, i.e. An animal -- beast. see GREEK zao Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2226: ζοωνζοων (or ζοων (so L WH uniformly, Treg. in Heb. and Rev.; see Etym. Magn. 413, 24, and references under the word Iota)), ζοωυ, τό, (ζοως alive); 1. a living being. 2. an animal, brute, beast: Hebrews 13:11; 2 Peter 2:12; Jude 1:10; Revelation 4:6-9 (on Revelation 4:8 cf. Buttmann, 130 (114)), etc. [SYNONYMS: ζοων differs from θηρίον (at least etymologically; but cf. Schmidt as below) in giving prominence to the vital element, while θηρίον emphasizes the bestial element. Hence, in Revelation as above ζοων is fitly rendered living creature in contradistinction to the θηρίον beast, cf. Revelation 11:7; Revelation 13:1, etc. See Trench, § lxxxi.; Schmidt ii., chapter 70.] |
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