Greek n-m-t · G2207
ζηλωτής
zelotesdzay-lo-tace'
in cl. an emulator, zealous admirer (Plat., al.).; eagerly desirous, zealous; In FlJ, NT, a Zealot, member of the Jewish party so called
6 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: zēlōtḗs
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2207is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
- 3meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2207
a "zealot"
The King James renders it: zealous.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
zelotes is rendered "in cl. an emulator, zealous admirer (Plat., al.).; eagerly desirous, zealous; In FlJ, NT, a Zealot, member of the Jewish party so called". It stands 6 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- Two of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists three meanings for it, beginning with "in cl. an emulator, zealous admirer (Plat., al.).".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Acts 21:20When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
Acts 21:20ζηλωταὶ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Two of the word's six uses are in Acts.
What the word means
The lexicons give this word three senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: in cl. an emulator, zealous admirer (Plat., al.)., and eagerly desirous, zealous, and In FlJ, NT, a Zealot, member of the Jewish party so called.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| in cl. an emulator, zealous admirer (Plat., al.). | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereActs 21:20When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother… |
| eagerly desirous, zealous__(a) absol., as in OT, ll. with | Tagged as
| WhereActs 21:20When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother… |
| In FlJ, NT, a Zealot, member of the Jewish party so calledas surname of the Apostle Simon, Luk.6:15, Act.1:13.† (AS) | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereLuke 6:15Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot; |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 6, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ζηλωταὶ2
- ζηλωτὴς2
- ζηλωταί1
- ζηλωτὴν1
The grammar of each form
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2N-NPM-T
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2N-NSM-T
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1N-ASM-T
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1N-NPM
Acts
two uses
When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
- ζηλωταὶzelotainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: zealous ones
“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.
- ζηλωτὴςzelotesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a zealous one
1 Corinthians
one use
It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church.
- ζηλωταίzelotainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: zealous
Galatians
one use
I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
- ζηλωτὴςzelotesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: zealous
Titus
one use
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
- ζηλωτὴνzelotennoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: zealous
1 Peter
one use
Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
- ζηλωταὶzelotainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: zealous
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.