ζηλωτής zēlōtēs · G2208
Zealot
Ζηλωτής; 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 2 times
Source: TBESG G2208; TFLSJ G2208
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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