| Definitions | Number Verses | Only Used In | |
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| xeros | ξηρὰν [2 verses] (adj sg fem acc) "Land" is xeros, which means "dry," of bodily condition "withered," "lean," "fasting," hence, generally, "austere," "aridity," as a noun, "dry land," and "room for dry heat." - the Greek word for "land" is the adjective for "dry," which, when used as a noun, as it is here, means "dry land." However, the word has a number of meanings that would relate to the behavior of the Pharisees including "fasting," "austere," and "withered." This is an uncommon word for Christ to use, but in Matthew 12:43, Christ uses another word meaning "waterless," translated as "dry places," to refer to where unclean spirits go when caste out of a person. |
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| xylon | ξύλων [4 verses](noun pl neut gen) "Staves" is from xylon, which means "firewood", "timber", in the singular, a "piece of wood", "log", "beam", "post"; "cudgel", "club", various wooden instruments of punishment" "wooden collar", "stocks", "gallows", "impaling stakes", "bench", "table",of live wood, "tree", and of persons, "blockhead". - The Greek word translated as "staves" means "firewood", a "piece of wood", "cudgel", and various wooden instruments of punishment. It also means the "wood" of a treat or of a table. When referring to a person, it means "blockhead". If the people actually had clubs, it probably meant that, but the double meaning is fun. |
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| Zacharias | Ζαχαρίου [3 verses](noun sg masc gen) "Zacharias" is from Zacharias, which is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Zechariah. |
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| Zakchaios, | Ζακχαῖε, [1 verse](Hebrew Name) "Zacchaeus" is from Zakchaios, the Greek form of a name. -- The name Zacharrius is Hebrew, but the Greek spelling is on, more like a pet name of address, different than the Greek form of address. Jesus uses this name only here. |
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| zao | ζῶ . [15 verses] (verb 1st sg pres ind/subj act) "I live"is zao, which means "to live," "the living," and "to be alive." It is a metaphor for "to be full of life," "to be strong," and "to be fresh." -- The verb means "live," "to be alive,” “to be full of life," "to be strong," and "to be fresh." So it is life in the sense of having a vital life, strong and growing. Perhaps in English, “thrive” would be more precise. |
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