Greek · G3598, G4372, G2198 · unreviewed

ὁδὸν πρόσφατον καὶ ζῶσαν

Road · new · to live (literally or figuratively)

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ὁδός G3598 road

Pronunciation hodós

Metaphorically denotes a course of conduct or way of life, especially God's approved pathway or the Christian faith itself.

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πρόσφατος G4372 new

Pronunciation prósphatos

Emphasizes newness as fresh or recent rather than brand-new; conveys something newly made or recently introduced.

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ζάω G2198 to live (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation záō

Living physically or spiritually; distinctively means existing in active relationship with God or Christ.

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What does ὁδὸν πρόσφατον καὶ ζῶσαν (hodon prosphaton kai zōsan) mean in the Bible?

ὁδός · πρόσφατος · ζάω is a Greek word meaning "new and living way; newly opened living access".

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Meaning

new and living way; newly opened living access

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 7:13 · Matt 7:14 · John 14:6 · 2 Pet 2:2 · Rev 16:12 5×

Nominative · Plural · Feminine Rom 11:33 · Rev 15:3 2×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 2:12 · Matt 8:28 · Matt 21:19 · Luke 11:6 · Acts 9:2 · Acts 19:23 · Acts 24:22 · Jas 5:20 8×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine Matt 22:9 1×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:25 · Matt 15:32 · Matt 20:17 · Matt 21:8 · Matt 21:32 · Mark 8:3 · Mark 8:27 · Mark 9:33 · Mark 9:34 · Mark 10:32 · Mark 10:52 · Luke 9:57 · Luke 10:31 · Luke 12:58 · Luke 19:36 · Luke 24:32 23×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Acts 14:16 · Rom 3:16 · Jas 1:8 3×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 3:3 · Matt 4:15 · Matt 10:5 · Matt 10:10 · Matt 11:10 · Matt 13:4 · Matt 13:19 · Matt 20:30 · Matt 22:16 · Mark 1:2 · Mark 1:3 · Mark 2:23 · Mark 4:4 · Mark 4:15 · Mark 6:8 · Mark 10:17 51×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 22:10 · Luke 1:76 · Luke 3:5 · Luke 14:23 · Acts 2:28 · Acts 13:10 · 1 Cor 4:17 · Heb 3:10 8×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 134 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 6 ongoing 27 prospective 20 background 2 subjunctive 10 infinitive 12 participle 57

Tense

present 99 future 20 aorist 13 imperfect 2

Voice

active 123 middle 11

Mood

participle 57 indicative 55 infinitive 12 subjunctive 10

NT Occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 9 — Rights Surrendered, the Gospel Advanced, and Discipline for the Prize Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Acts 14 — Through Many Hardships into the Kingdom Acts 16 — The Gospel Enters Macedonia: Opened Hearts, Broken Chains, and Household Faith Acts 19 — The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus Acts 22 — Paul’s Defense: Christ Appears, Sends, and Preserves His Witness Acts 24 — Paul Before Felix: Resurrection Hope, Clear Conscience, and Coming Judgment Acts 25 — Paul Appeals to Caesar and Is Set Before Agrippa Acts 7 — Stephen Testifies to Israel’s Resistance and Christ’s Glory Acts 9 — The Risen Christ Converts His Fiercest Persecutor John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 4 — Living Water, True Worship, and the Savior of the World John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus Luke 20 — The Rejected Son, the Questioned Authority, and the Lord Who Silences His Opponents Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Luke 3 — The Way Prepared, the Son Revealed, and the Lineage Traced Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Philippians 1 — Gospel Partnership and Joyful Witness in Christ Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 6 — Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ Jesus

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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