Word study · Greek
zaō
to live
Say it: DZAH-oh (approximate)
ζάω
What it means
To live, be alive. Paul calls God "the living God" (14:15), set against the dead idols of the Lystrans. It is a regular name for the true God throughout the Bible (Joshua 3:10, Matthew 16:16).
Range of meaning
- LiveBe alive.
- LivingActive and real.
In Acts
- Chapter 14
"Turn from these vain things to the living God" (14:15).
Every verse (12)
- Acts 1:3
- Acts 7:38
- Acts 9:41
- Acts 10:42
- Acts 14:15
- Acts 17:28
- Acts 20:12
- Acts 22:22
- Acts 25:19
- Acts 25:24
- Acts 26:5
- Acts 28:4
Verses where G2198 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources