Breath of Life [ ζωή zōē ]

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"By the word of The LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath (Hebrew: ruach, i.e Spirit) of His mouth." (Psalm 33:6).

-- "For the word of God is living [zao], and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." -- Hebrews 4:12.

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Greek Septuagint translation of Genesis 2:7: 

καὶ ἔπλασεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον χοῦν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς καὶ ἐνεφύσησεν εἰς τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ πνοὴν ζωῆς καὶ ἐγένετο ὁ ἄνθρωπος εἰς ψυχὴν ζῶσαν. 

The words in English:

Breath of Life [zoe]:	"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed (spirit) into his nostrils the breath (spirit) of life [zoe];
To live | To be alive [zao]:	and man became a living [zao] soul."

There are two things that mark human existence:

1. Life [zoe].

2. Living | being alive [zao].

The verses below tell us that the living [zao] God, who is THE FATHER, possesses life [zoe] in Himself. He created all things by and through His WORD and omnipresent SPIRIT who is THE BREATH OF LIFE [ZOE]:

1 Corinthians 8:6; 

John 5:26; 

Psalm 33:6; 

John 1:1-4; 

John 4:24; and 

Psalm 139:7-12:

A thorough New Testament search reveals that:

• Every New Testament verse using the word ζωή zōē is using the word in reference to life. 
• Every New Testament verse using the word ζάω zaō is using the word in reference to living | to being alive.
• In the New Testament eternal life is always called aionios zoe (life eternal). 
• The Greek texts of the New Testament never call eternal life zao aionios (alive forever).

Breath of Life [zoe] (This page)	To live | to be Alive [ζάω zaō]
List of verses  (each verse quoted)	List of verses  (each verse quoted) THE LIVING [ZAO]  GOD
ζωή zōē is a noun, and refers to life as God has (possesses) it, and gives it. The word can refer either to  (a) Eternal life; OR  (b) To the life-time of the creature, for example:  "Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life [zōḗ] (your life-time)? It is even a vapour, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away." (James 4:14).	ζάω zaō is a verb. "Zao" means to live, breathe, be among the living (not lifeless, not dead) (from Thayer's Greek Lexicon) "There is to us only one God: The Father, of whom are all things, and we in Him."  "In Him we live | are alive [zao], and move, and have our being; For we are also his offspring."  "There is to us only one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we by Him." (1 Corinthians 8:6; Acts 17:28)

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