"Ζωή" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Ζωή in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /zdɔː.ɛ̌ː/, /zoˈi/, /zoˈi/, /zdɔː.ɛ̌ː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /zoˈe̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /zoˈi/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /zoˈi/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /zoˈi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Already in the Septuagint translation. From ζωή (zōḗ, “life”), fashioned as a semantic loan from Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā, “Eve”). Etymology templates: {{sl|grc|he|חַוָּה|nocap=1|t=Eve|tr=ḥawwā}} semantic loan from Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā, “Eve”) Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Ζωῆς|f}} Ζωή • (Zōḗ) f (genitive Ζωῆς); ? declension, {{tlb|grc|Koine}} (Koine) Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Ζωή|Ζωῆς|dial=Koine|form=sing}} Forms: Zōḗ [romanization], Ζωῆς [genitive], declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ Ζωή [nominative, singular], τῆς Ζωῆς [genitive, singular], τῇ Ζωῇ [dative, singular], τὴν Ζωήν [accusative, singular], Ζωή [singular, vocative]
  1. a female given name, Zoe or Zoë, meaning “life” Wikipedia link: Septuagint, en:Zoe Tags: Koine Categories (topical): Ancient Greek female given names, Ancient Greek given names
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      "text": "→ Breton: Zoe"
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bulgarian: Зоя (Zoja)"
    },
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          "expansion": "→ Catalan: Zoe",
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      "text": "→ Catalan: Zoe"
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          "expansion": "→ Chinese: 佐伊 (Zuǒyī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chinese: 佐伊 (Zuǒyī)"
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            "1": "cs",
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        }
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      "text": "→ Czech: Zoja, Zoe"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "da",
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      "text": "→ Danish: Zoe"
    },
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        {
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            "2": "Zoë",
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          "expansion": "→ Dutch: Zoë",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: Zoë"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "en",
            "2": "Zoe",
            "3": "Zoë",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Zoe, Zoë, Zoey",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Zoe, Zoë, Zoey"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
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          "expansion": "→ Finnish: Zoe",
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        }
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      "text": "→ Finnish: Zoe"
    },
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            "1": "fr",
            "2": "Zoé",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ French: Zoé, Zoë"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Galician: Zoe",
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        }
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      "text": "→ Galician: Zoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Zoe"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "el",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: Ζωή (Zoḯ)"
    },
    {
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        {
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            "2": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: Zoe"
    },
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        {
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            "1": "ko",
            "2": "^조에",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 조에 (Jo'e)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Korean: 조에 (Jo'e)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "Zōē",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: Zōē",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: Zōē"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lv",
            "2": "Zoja",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latvian: Zoja",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latvian: Zoja"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "Zoë",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian: Zoë",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian: Zoë"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa",
            "2": "زوئه",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "zo'e"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Persian: زوئه (zo'e)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Persian: زوئه (zo'e)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "Zoja",
            "3": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: Zoja, Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: Zoja, Zoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "Zoé",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: Zoé",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: Zoé"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: Zoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "Zoja",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: Zoja",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: Zoja"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sk",
            "2": "Zoja",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Slovak: Zoja",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Slovak: Zoja"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sl",
            "2": "Zoja",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Slovene: Zoja",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Slovene: Zoja"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: Zoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Zoë",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: Zoë",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: Zoë"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "Зо́я",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: Зо́я (Zója)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: Зо́я (Zója)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: Zoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "Зо́я",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: Зо́я (Zója)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: Зо́я (Zója)"
    }
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        "3": "חַוָּה",
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        "tr": "ḥawwā"
      },
      "expansion": "semantic loan from Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā, “Eve”)",
      "name": "sl"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Already in the Septuagint translation. From ζωή (zōḗ, “life”), fashioned as a semantic loan from Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā, “Eve”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zōḗ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ζωῆς",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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    {
      "form": "ἡ Ζωή",
      "roman": "hē Zōḗ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς Ζωῆς",
      "roman": "tês Zōês",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ Ζωῇ",
      "roman": "têi Zōêi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν Ζωήν",
      "roman": "tḕn Zōḗn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ζωή",
      "roman": "Zōḗ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "Ζωῆς",
        "2": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Ζωή • (Zōḗ) f (genitive Ζωῆς); ? declension",
      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "Koine"
      },
      "expansion": "(Koine)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ζωή",
        "2": "Ζωῆς",
        "dial": "Koine",
        "form": "sing"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Ancient Greek female given names",
          "parents": [
            "Female given names",
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Koine Greek",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        "a female given name, Zoe or Zoë, meaning “life”"
      ],
      "id": "en-Ζωή-grc-name-W~u2RnY3",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Zoe",
          "Zoe#English"
        ],
        [
          "Zoë",
          "Zoë#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Koine"
      ],
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        "Septuagint",
        "en:Zoe"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/zdɔː.ɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zdɔː.ɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ζωή"
}
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "an",
            "2": "Zoya",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Aragonese: Zoya",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aragonese: Zoya"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "br",
            "2": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Breton: Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Breton: Zoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "Зоя",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bulgarian: Зоя (Zoja)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bulgarian: Зоя (Zoja)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: Zoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "佐伊",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "Zuǒyī"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Chinese: 佐伊 (Zuǒyī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chinese: 佐伊 (Zuǒyī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "Zoja",
            "3": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: Zoja, Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: Zoja, Zoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: Zoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "Zoë",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: Zoë",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: Zoë"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Zoe",
            "3": "Zoë",
            "4": "Zoey",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Zoe, Zoë, Zoey",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Zoe, Zoë, Zoey"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
            "2": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Finnish: Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: Zoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "Zoé",
            "3": "Zoë",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: Zoé, Zoë",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: Zoé, Zoë"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Galician: Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Galician: Zoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Zoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "Ζωή"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: Ζωή (Zoḯ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: Ζωή (Zoḯ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: Zoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "^조에",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 조에 (Jo'e)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Korean: 조에 (Jo'e)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "Zōē",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: Zōē",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: Zōē"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lv",
            "2": "Zoja",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latvian: Zoja",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latvian: Zoja"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "Zoë",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian: Zoë",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian: Zoë"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa",
            "2": "زوئه",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "zo'e"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Persian: زوئه (zo'e)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Persian: زوئه (zo'e)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "Zoja",
            "3": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: Zoja, Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: Zoja, Zoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "Zoé",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: Zoé",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: Zoé"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: Zoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "Zoja",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: Zoja",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: Zoja"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sk",
            "2": "Zoja",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Slovak: Zoja",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Slovak: Zoja"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sl",
            "2": "Zoja",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Slovene: Zoja",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Slovene: Zoja"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: Zoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Zoë",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: Zoë",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: Zoë"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "Зо́я",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: Зо́я (Zója)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: Зо́я (Zója)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "Zoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: Zoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: Zoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "Зо́я",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: Зо́я (Zója)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: Зо́я (Zója)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "he",
        "3": "חַוָּה",
        "nocap": "1",
        "t": "Eve",
        "tr": "ḥawwā"
      },
      "expansion": "semantic loan from Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā, “Eve”)",
      "name": "sl"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Already in the Septuagint translation. From ζωή (zōḗ, “life”), fashioned as a semantic loan from Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā, “Eve”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zōḗ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ζωῆς",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ Ζωή",
      "roman": "hē Zōḗ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς Ζωῆς",
      "roman": "tês Zōês",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ Ζωῇ",
      "roman": "têi Zōêi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν Ζωήν",
      "roman": "tḕn Zōḗn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ζωή",
      "roman": "Zōḗ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ζωῆς",
        "2": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Ζωή • (Zōḗ) f (genitive Ζωῆς); ? declension",
      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "Koine"
      },
      "expansion": "(Koine)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ζωή",
        "2": "Ζωῆς",
        "dial": "Koine",
        "form": "sing"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek female given names",
        "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
        "Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns",
        "Ancient Greek given names",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek proper nouns",
        "Ancient Greek semantic loans from Hebrew",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from Hebrew",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Koine Greek",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name, Zoe or Zoë, meaning “life”"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Zoe",
          "Zoe#English"
        ],
        [
          "Zoë",
          "Zoë#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Koine"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Septuagint",
        "en:Zoe"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zdɔː.ɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zdɔː.ɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ζωή"
}

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