take, save alive, take captive, spare, alive
take, save alive, take captive instead of killing, ζώγρει, Ἀτρέος υἱέ, σὺ δʼ ἄξια δέξαι ἄποινα Il. 6.46, cf. 10.378, Hdt. 1.86, etc.; εἷλε . . καὶ ἐζώγρησε Id. 3.52; τοὺς μὲν ἀπέκτειναν, τινὰς δὲ καὶ ἐζώγρησαν Th. 2.92; πλὴν ὅσον ἐκ τριῶν νεῶν οὓς ἐζώγρησαν Id. 7.23; πλὴν μηδαμῇ μηδαμῶς ζωγροῦντας provided that they do not spare him alive, Pl. Lg. 868c; opp. διαφθείρειν, ἀποκτεῖναι, Plb. 3.84.10, LXX Nu. 31.18: metaph., ἀνθρώπους ἔσῃ ζωγρῶν Ev.Luc. 5.10; of ships, ἃς ἐζώγρησεν αὐτάνδρους Charito
II restore to life and strength, revive, preserve alive
restore to life and strength, revive, περὶ δὲ πνοιὴ Βορέαο ζώγρει ἐπιπνείουσα Il. 5.698 (quoted by Aret. CA 2.3); preserve alive, ζώγρει, δέσποτʼ ἄναξ, τὸν σὸν ναετῆρα Epigr.Gr. 841.7 (Thrace, ii A.D.).