Κανανίτης, Καναναῖος Kananitēs, Kananaios · G2581
Zealot
Καναναῖος, -ου, ὁ; (late Heb. קָנָא), ; a Cananæan or Zealot (cf. ζηλωτής): Mat.10:4, Mrk.3:18 (Rec. -νίτης).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
Καναναῖος, -ου, ὁ or Καναναῖος; (late Heb. קָנָא), ; 1. an emulator, zealous admirer or follower , [], etc. ; 2. a zealot , used to translate Κανανίτης or Καναναῖος (from the Hebr. qana, to glow, be zealous) , []
Where it's used 2 times
Source: TBESG G2581; TFLSJ G2581
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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