ζῶ

ζῶ ([var] contr. fr. ζώω: ζάω only in Gramm., EM410.38), ζῇς (Choerob. in Theod.2.28), ζῇ, ζῆτε (but ζῆς, ζῆ acc. to Anon. ap. EM410.48, Sophronius ap.Choerob.in Theod.2.416); imper.

A

ζῆ S.Fr.167

, E.IT 699, ζῆθι (as if from ζῆμι, cf. EM l.c.) Pherecr.11 D., Men.Mon. 191, AP10.43,

σύ-ζηθι Philem.

ap. Et.Gen. s.v. ζῆ; opt. ζῴην; inf. ζῆν: [tense] impf.

ἔζων S.El.323

, Ar.Ra.1072; ἔζην in most codd. of D.24.7 is a form suggested by ἔζης, ἔζη; [ per.] 3pl.

ἔζων Ar.V.709

, Pl.Lg.679c: [tense] fut.

ζήσω Ar.Pl.263

, Pl.R.465d, Men.Mon.186, [Epich.]267,

ζήσομαι Hp.Nat.Puer.30

, D.25.82, Arist.Pol.1327b5: [tense] aor. 1

ἔζησα Hp. Prog.1

, AP7.470 (Mel.), Plu.2.786a, etc.: [tense] pf.

ἔζηκα Arist.Metaph. 1048b25

, D.H.5.68, etc.: but in [dialect] Att. [tense] aor. and [tense] pf. are mostly supplied from βιόω.- Exc. part. ζῶντος, Il.1.88, Hom. always uses the [dialect] Ep. [dialect] Ion. Lyr. [tense] pres. [full] ζώω (also in Pi.O.2.25, Hdt.7.46, al., Diog.Apoll.4, Herod.2.29, IG12(8).600.9 ([place name] Thasos), and Trag. (in lyr.), S.El.157, OC1213, cf. BCH47.95 ([place name] Cavalla), Bull.Soc.Arch.Bulg.7.13 ([place name] Macedonia); subj.

ζώῃ IG12(8).262.12

(Thasos, v B.C.), cf. Schwyzer 339, al. (Delph.), [var] contr.

ζῷ Berl.Sitzb.1927.161

([place name] Cyrene); Cret. [full] δώω Leg.Gort.4.21, al.); inf. ζωέμεναι, -έμεν, Od.7.140,24.436: [tense] impf.

ἔζωον 22.245

, Hes.Op.112, Hdt.4.112; [dialect] Ion.

ζώεσκον Hes.Op.90

, Bion 1.30: [tense] aor. 1 ἔζωσα ([etym.] ἐπ-) Hdt.1.120; inf.

ζῶσαι IG11(4).1299

([place name] Delos): [tense] pf. part.

ἐζωκότα BMus.Inscr.1009

([place name] Cyzicus); inf.

ζόειν Semon.1.17

: [tense] impf.

ζόεν AP13.21

(Theodorid.). (Root g[uglide]iē-, g[uglide]iō- also in βίος and ὑγιής (q.v.).)

I prop. of animal life, live, Hom. (v. infr.), etc.; also of plants,

τὸ ζῆν κοινὸν εἶναι φαίνεται καὶ τοῖς φυτοῖς Arist.EN1097b33

; ἐλέγχιστε ζωόντων vilest of living men, Od.10.72;

ζώειν καὶ ὁρᾶν φάος ἠελίοιο Il. 24.558

;

ζῶντος καὶ ἐπὶ χθονὶ δερκομένοιο 1.88

, cf. Od.16.439;

ζῶν καὶ βλέπων A.Ag.677

;

ζώει τε καὶ ἔστιν Od.24.263

;

ζώντων καὶ ὄντων D. 18.72

;

τοῦ εἶναί τε καὶ ζῆν ἕνεκα Pl.R.369d

;

ζῶσα πόλις καὶ ἐγρηγορυῖα Id.Lg.809d

;

ζῶν καὶ ἔμψυχος Id.Phdr.276a

; ῥεῖα ζώοντες living at ease, of the gods, Il.6.138, al.; ζῶν κατακαυθῆναι to be burnt alive, Hdt.1.86: c. acc. temp.,

ζ. ἤματα πάντα h.Ven.221

, etc.;

ὀλίγα ἔτεα Hdt.3.22

: c. dat. modi, δμῶες . . ἄλλα τε πολλὰ οἷσίν τ' εὖ ζώουσι whereby men live in comfort, Od.17.423, cf. D.60.5;

κοράκων πονηρίᾳ Ar.Th.868

; ἐπὶ τοῖς αἰσχίστοις ἔργοις, ἐπὶ τοῖς παροῦσιν ἀγαθοῖς, And.1.100, Isoc.10.18; also ζῆν ἀπό τινος to live on a thing, Thgn. 1156, Hdt.1.216, 2.36,4.22, Ar.Pax850, etc.;

ἔκ τινος Id.Ec.591

, D. 57.36, 1 Ep.Cor.9.14: c. part.,

ζῆν συκοφαντῶν And.1.99

;

ἐργαζόμενοι Arist.Pol.1292b27

: c. dat. commodi, ζῆν ἑαυτῷ for oneself, dub. l. in E.Ion646, cf. Ar.Pl.470, Men.507; τὸ ζῆν,= ζωή, A.Pr.681, Pl. Phd.77d (without Art.

εἰς ἕτερον ζ. Id.Ax.365d

);

διὰ παντὸς τοῦ ζῆν Ep.Hebr.2.15

; also, a living,

τὸ ζ. οὐκ ἔχομεν OGI515.57

(Mylasa, iii A.D.); ζήτω ὁ βασιλεύς long live the king, LXX 1 Ki.10.24; βασιλεῦ, εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ζῆθι ib.Da.3.9; asseverations, ζῶ ἐγώ, καὶ ζῶν τὸ ὄνομά μου, καί . . ib.Nu.14.21; ζῇ κύριος, εἰ . . , ὅτι . . , ib.1 Ki.19.6, 29.6; ζῇ ἡ ψυχή σου, εἰ οἶδα ib.17.55.

2 = βιόω, live, pass one's life, c. acc. cogn.,

ζώεις δ' ἀγαθὸν βίον Od.15.491

;

ζ. βίον μοχθηρόν S.El.599

, cf. E.Med.249, Ar.V.506, etc.;

ζόην τὴν αὐτήν Hdt.4.112

, cf. Pl.R.344e;

τὸν βίον ἀσφαλῶς Philem.213.5

;

ἥδιστον ἀνθρώπων βίον S.Fr.583.4

;

νυμφίων βίον Ar.Av.161

; also

ζ. ἀβλαβεῖ βίῳ S.El.650

, cf.Tr.168;

εὖ ζῆν Id.Ph.505

;

κακῶς Id.OC799

;

ζ. δοῦλος Id.OT410

; ἐκ τῶν ἄλλων ὧν ἔζης from the other acts of your life, D.21.134; ποιεῖσθαι φθόνον ἐξ ὧν ζῇς ib.196.

3 [tense] aor. 1 ἔζησα, causal, quicken,

ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ σου ζῆσόν με LXXPs.118(119).37

, al.

II live in the fullest sense,

δι' ὧν ζῆν ἐπιστάμεθα X.Mem.3.3.11

, etc.;

βιοὺς μὲν ἔτη τόσα, ζήσας δὲ ἔτη ἑπτά D.C.69.19

; in religious or mystical sense, Ep.Rom.7.9, al., cf. Ramsay Cilies and Bishoprics 2p.565 (Phryg.);

θεὸς ζῶν LXXDe.5.26(23)

, etc.: freq. metaph. of things, to be in full vigour,

ὄλβος ζώει μάσσων Pi.I.3.5

;

ἄτης θύελλαι ζῶσι A.Ag.819

;

ζῶντι χρώμενος ποδί S.Fr.790

; [

μαντεῖα] αἰεὶ ζῶντα περιποτᾶται Id.OT482

; ἀεὶ ζῇ ταῦτα [νόμιμα] Id.Ant.457; τὰς ξυμφορὰς τῶν βουλευμάτων ζώσας μάλιστα have most living power, Id.OT45;

λόγια ζῶντα Act.Ap.7.38

;

χρόνῳ τῷ ζῶντι καὶ παρόντι S.Tr.1169

; ζῶσα φλόξ living fire, E.Ba.8; ὕδωρ ζῶν spring water, LXXNu.5.17 (and metaph., Ev.Jo.4.10);

ζώσης φωνῆς Cic.Att.2.12.2

.