ζηλόω zēloō · G2206

be eager

ζηλόω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for קָנָא pi. ; ] ; 1. to burn with envy or jealousy, to be jealousy: absol., Act.7:9 17:5, 1Co.13:4, Jas.4:2 (R, mg., cf. Mayor, in l). ; 2. to seek or desire eagerly: with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.12:31 14:1 14:39 (cf. Sir.50:18, Wis.1:12); with accusative of person(s), 2Co.11:2, Gal.4:17; pass., Gal.4:18.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ζηλ-όω, ; (ζῆλος): ; I with accusative person, vie with, emulate, τινα []:—passive, []; in bad sense, to be jealous of, envy, ζηλοῖ δέ τε γείτονα γείτων []: absolutely, to be jealous, []through jealousy, []; b with accusative person, to be jealous for, []; 2 esteem or pronounce happy, admire, praise, τινά τινος one for a thing, []: more rarely, ζ. τινά τι []; ζ. σε ὁθούνεκα.. []; τὴν πόλιν, ὅτι.. []; πολλά σε ζηλῶ βίου, μάλιστα δ᾽ εἰ.. []: with participle, σε ζ. θανόντα πρὶν κακῶν ἰδεῖν βάθος …

Where it's used 11 times

Acts 7:9 · Acts 17:5 · 1 Corinthians 12:31 · 1 Corinthians 13:4 · 1 Corinthians 14:1 · 1 Corinthians 14:39 · 2 Corinthians 11:2 · Galatians 4:17 · Galatians 4:18 · James 4:2 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G2206; TFLSJ G2206

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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