Word Study · Strong's G2199 · Greek
Ζεβεδαῖος
Zebedaios
dzeb-ed-ah'-yos
Strong's 1890 spelling: Zebedaîos
“Zebedæus, an Israelite”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Zebedæus, an Israelite
Rendered in the KJV as
Zebedee.
- 12occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- Ζεβεδαίου7
- Ζεβεδαίου,3
- Ζεβεδαῖον1
- Ζεβεδαίου.¶1
How it is rendered · 4
- of Zebedee6
- of Zebedee,3
- Zebedee2
- of Zebedee.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular11
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-GSM-P · 11
- N-ASM-P · 1
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew6 occurrences
- Matthew 4:21Ζεβεδαίουzebedaiounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularGoing on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,here: of Zebedee
- Matthew 4:21Ζεβεδαίουzebedaiounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularGoing on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,here: Zebedee
- Matthew 10:2Ζεβεδαίουzebedaiounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThese are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;here: of Zebedee
- Matthew 20:20Ζεβεδαίουzebedaiounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThen the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.here: of Zebedee
- Matthew 26:37Ζεβεδαίουzebedaiounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularHe took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.here: of Zebedee
- Matthew 27:56Ζεβεδαίου.¶zebedaiounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAmong them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.here: of Zebedee.
Mark4 occurrences
- Mark 1:19Ζεβεδαίουzebedaiounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularGoing on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.here: of Zebedee
- Mark 1:20Ζεβεδαῖονzebedaionnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularImmediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.here: Zebedee
- Mark 3:17Ζεβεδαίουzebedaiounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularJames son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),here: of Zebedee
- Mark 10:35Ζεβεδαίου,zebedaiounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThen James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”here: of Zebedee,