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συζωοποιέω

syzōopoiéō

G4806 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To make alive together with another, to grant life jointly; in context, often used figuratively of being brought to new life or restored vitality together with someone else (particularly in relation to spiritual transformation or renewal). The primary sense is to cause to live simultaneously with, or in union with, another.

Semantic Range

to make alive together with, to jointly grant life, to restore to life in union with, to share in renewed vitality

Root / Etymology

Compound of σύν (with, together) and ζωοποιέω (to make alive, to give life). The verb ζωοποιέω derives from ζωή (life, vitality) and ποιέω (to make, to do). Thus, συζωοποιέω literally means 'to cause to live together with.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

συζωοποιέω is a late and rare compound verb, chiefly attested in Hellenistic and Koine Greek, and is used only in Pauline epistles within the New Testament (Colossians 2:13; Ephesians 2:5). It does not appear in extant secular Greek literature, suggesting a coinage or special usage within Jewish or early Christian Greek writings. The sense of joint participation in restored life is central in both NT uses, referring metaphorically to being granted new life together in union with another (in Pauline usage, with the Messiah). English translations often render this as 'make alive together with' or 'quicken together with,' but the nuance of 'jointly restored to life' is sometimes overlooked. Unlike the simple ζωοποιέω, which can refer to any act of making alive, the prefixed συζωοποιέω specifically emphasizes shared experience or joint participation in the act of vivification. There is no clear evidence for this verb’s use in the Septuagint or other pre-Christian Greek sources.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from σύν and ζωοποιέω; to reanimate conjointly with (figuratively):--quicken together with.

Root Family

ζωοποιεω, συν- (syzōopoiéō) — to make alive, to give life, to do together

Root ζωοποιεω, συν- to make alive, to give life, to do together

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G4806-01 συνεζωοποίησεν sunezoopoiesen V AOR ACT IND 3P SG made alive together made alive together made alive together 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G4806-01 Ephesians 2:5 συνεζωοποίησεν sunezoopoiesen V AOR ACT IND 3P SG made alive together made alive together made alive together
G4806-01 Colossians 2:13 συνεζωοποίησεν sunezoopoiesen V AOR ACT IND 3P SG made alive together made alive together made alive together
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