ζηλωτής zēlōtēs · G2207

zealot

ζηλωτής, -οῦ, ὁ; (ζηλόω), [in LXX for קַנָּא (θεὸς ζ.), Exo.20:5 34:14, Deu.4:24 5:9 6:15; קַנּוֹא, Nam.1:2 (θεός); pl., I Est.8:72; ζ. τῶν νόμων, 2Ma.4:2; τὸν ζ. Φινεές, 4Ma.18:12 (cf. Num.25:11)* ; ] ; 1. in cl. an emulator, zealous admirer (Plat., al.). ; 2. eagerly desirous, zealous; (a) absol., as in OT, ll. with; (b) with genitive obj.: (zealous to acquire or to defend), 1Co.14:12, Tit.2:14, 1Pe.3:13; τ. νόμου (2Mac, l.with), Act.21:20; παραδόσεων, Gal.1:14; with genitive of person(s), θεοῦ, Act.22:3. ; 3. In FlJ, NT, a Zealot, member of the Jewish party so called: as surname of the Apostle Simon, Luk.6:15, Act.1:13.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ζηλ-ωτής, οῦ, ὁ, ; emulator, zealous admirer or follower, μιμητὴς καὶ ζ. τῆς πατρῴας ἀρετῆς []; μαθήσεως []; Θουκυδίδου, Ἀντισθένους, []; perhaps champion, []; 2 jealous, θεὸς ζ. []; II zealot, used to translate Κανανίτης or Καναναῖος, []

Where it's used 6 times

Acts 21:20 · Acts 22:3 · 1 Corinthians 14:12 · Galatians 1:14 · Titus 2:14 · 1 Peter 3:13

Source: TBESG G2207; TFLSJ G2207

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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