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To: Olog-hai
Zoe is a gender-neutral name of Greek origins, meaning “life.” In the third century, Alexandrian Jews translated the Hebrew name Eve to its Greek equivalent, Zoe.

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18 posted on 06/08/2024 2:34:54 AM PDT by 4Runner
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To: 4Runner

It is feminine in the original Greek.

There is a related word zoon (first o is omega, second is omicron) which is neuter.


44 posted on 06/08/2024 9:31:07 AM PDT by scrabblehack
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