ζῳοποιεῖ

zōopoiéō

gives them life

To make alive, to cause to live, to impart or restore life. The primary meaning is to bring to life or cause something or someone to enter or return to a state of living, whether literally (reviving the dead, causing animate existence) or figuratively (restoring vigor, renewing, revitalizing). Secondary senses can include the sustaining or preservation of life, depending on context.

G2227

John 5:21 · Word #9

Lexicon G2227

Lemmaζωοποιέω
Transliterationzōopoiéō
Strong'sG2227
DefinitionTo make alive, to cause to live, to impart or restore life. The primary meaning is to bring to life or cause something or someone to enter or return to a state of living, whether literally (reviving the dead, causing animate existence) or figuratively (restoring vigor, renewing, revitalizing). Secondary senses can include the sustaining or preservation of life, depending on context.

Morphology V PRS ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasegives them life
Literalmakes-alive

Lexical Info

Lemmaζῳοποιέω
Strong'sG2227

SIBI-P1 Translation G2227-01

makes alive

Morphological NotesVerb; present tense (ongoing), active voice, indicative mood, third person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe present active indicative, third person singular form denotes an ongoing or characteristic action performed by a singular subject. "Makes alive" preserves the compound root sense of causing to be living and reflects the active, present-tense force.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

makes alive

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 'makes alive' closely matches the Greek verb and suits the context.
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