STRONGS G2226:
ζῶον [or
ζῷον (so L WH uniformly,
Treg. in Hebrews and Revelations; see
Etym. Magn. 413, 24, and references under the word
Ι, ι)],
-ου,
τό, (
ζωός 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: ζῶον 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
ζ. is fitly rendered
living creature in contradistinction to the
θηρίον beast, cf.
Revelation 11:7;
Revelation 13:1, etc. See Trench § 81; Schmidt 2, chapter 70.]
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