ζῶον | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

A living being, especially an animal (as distinct from a plant); more generally, any creature endowed with life. By extension, a figure or image of a living creature (e.g., in art or representation).

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Grammatical Analysis

"ζῶον"

Case: nominative or accusative

Number: singular

Gender: neuter

Declension: 2nd declension (ο-stem)

Notes: Form ζῶον can function as either nominative singular or accusative singular neuter; often used as a substantive meaning “animal/living being.”

Related Forms of ζῷον

3 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

ζῷόν nominative/accusative, singular, neuter ζῷον nominative or accusative, singular, neuter ζῷα nominative or accusative, plural, neuter

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