Word Study · Strong's G2203 · Greek
Ζεύς
Zeus
dzyooce
Strong's 1890 spelling: Zeús
“in the oblique cases there is used instead of it a (probably cognate) name, which is otherwise obsolete”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
in the oblique cases there is used instead of it a (probably cognate) name , which is otherwise obsolete; Zeus or Dis (among the Latins, Jupiter or Jove), the supreme deity of the Greeks
Rendered in the KJV as
Jupiter.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- Δία,1
- Διὸς1
How it is rendered · 2
- of Zeus1
- Zeus,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASM-T · 1
- N-GSM-T · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 14:12Δία,dianoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularBarnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.here: Zeus,
- Acts 14:13Διὸςdiosnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThe priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.here: of Zeus