Lexical Summary suzóopoieó: To make alive together, to quicken together Original Word: συζωοποιέω Strong's Exhaustive Concordance make alive together with. From sun and zoopoieo; to reanimate conjointly with (figuratively) -- quicken together with. see GREEK sun see GREEK zoopoieo NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom sun and zóopoieó Definition to make alive together with NASB Translation alive together (2), made...alive together (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4806: συζοωποιέωσυζοωποιέω, συζοωποιῶ: 1 aorist συνεζοωποίησα; to make one alive together with another (Vulg.convivifico): Christians, τῷ Χριστῷ (L brackets adds ἐν, so WH mrg), with Christ, Ephesians 2:5; σύν τῷ Χριστῷ, Colossians 2:13; in both of these passages new moral life is referred to. Topical Lexicon Canonical OccurrencesThe verb appears only in Ephesians 2:5 and Colossians 2:13, each time describing God’s decisive action in raising believers to new spiritual life “with Christ.” The form is aorist, marking a completed historical event accomplished once for all at conversion. Pauline Theology of Co-Resurrection In both letters Paul sets the believer’s present experience squarely within Christ’s past resurrection. The shared life is not merely parallel to Christ’s; it is participation in His resurrected existence. Thus believers are no longer defined by the sphere of Adamic death (1 Corinthians 15:22) but by union with the living Christ (Romans 6:4-5). Grace-Driven Salvation Ephesians 2:5 underscores that this enlivening is “by grace,” excluding any human merit. The dead contribute nothing to their resuscitation; God’s mercy alone grants life. Colossians 2:13 adds the judicial dimension—complete forgiveness—showing that quickening and justification occur together. Ecclesiological Implications Because the action is collective (“us,” “you”), the Church is a community of the resurrected. Corporate worship, service, and fellowship flow from a shared participation in Christ’s life (Ephesians 2:6; Colossians 3:4). The Church proclaims not self-improvement but divine resurrection power operative in its members. Relation to Baptism and Christian Initiation Romans 6:3-5 and Colossians 2:12 tie baptism to burial and rising with Christ. Baptism does not effect the new life mechanically, yet it outwardly enacts the inward reality: the believer has been made alive together with Christ. Eschatological Horizon Present co-resurrection anticipates bodily resurrection (Philippians 3:20-21). The verb’s past tense guarantees future glory; what God has begun spiritually He will consummate physically (1 Thessalonians 4:14). Pastoral and Devotional Application 1. Assurance: The completed quickening secures salvation (John 5:24). Historical Reception • Irenaeus appealed to this co-resurrection to defend the reality of human participation in Christ’s redemption. Key Cross-References John 5:21; Romans 6:4-8; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 2:20; Colossians 3:1-4; 1 Peter 1:3. Summative Affirmations God, rich in mercy, unites believers to the risen Christ, granting them present spiritual life that guarantees future bodily resurrection and grounds the Church’s identity and mission. Forms and Transliterations συκάμινα συνεζωοποίησε συνεζωοποιησεν συνεζωοποίησεν sunezoopoiesen sunezōopoiēsen synezoopoiesen synezoopoíesen synezōopoiēsen synezōopoíēsenLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ephesians 2:5 V-AIA-3SGRK: τοῖς παραπτώμασιν συνεζωοποίησεν τῷ χριστῷ NAS: in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ KJV: in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, INT: in trespasses made alive [us] with Christ Colossians 2:13 V-AIA-3S |
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