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Lexicon :: Strong's G2207 - zēlōtēs

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ζηλωτής
Transliteration
zēlōtēs (Key)
Pronunciation
dzay-lo-tace'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TDNT Reference: 2:882,297

Strong’s Definitions

ζηλωτής zēlōtḗs, dzay-lo-tace'; from G2206; a "zealot":—zealous.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G2207 in the following manner: zealous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G2207 in the following manner: zealous (5x).

  1. one burning with zeal, a zealot

  2. used of God as jealous of any rival and sternly vindicating his control

  3. most eagerly desirous of, zealous for, a thing

    1. to acquire a thing, (zealous of)

    2. to defend and uphold a thing, vehemently contending for a thing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ζηλωτής zēlōtḗs, dzay-lo-tace'; from G2206; a "zealot":—zealous.
STRONGS G2207:
ζηλωτής, ζηλωτου, ὁ (ζηλόω), one burning with zeal; a zealot;
1. absolutely, for the Hebrew קַנָּא, used of God as jealous of any rival and sternly vindicating his control: Exodus 20:5; Deuteronomy 4:24, etc. From the time of the Maccabees () there existed among the Jews a class of men, called Zealots, who rigorously adhered to the Mosaic law and endeavored even by a resort to violence, after the example of Phinehas (Numbers 25:11, ζηλωτής Φινης 4 Macc. 18:12), to prevent religion from being violated by others; but in the latter days of the Jewish commonwealth they used their holy zeal as a pretext for the basest crimes, Josephus, b. j. 4, 3, 9; 4, 5, 1; 4, 6, 3; 7, 8, 1. To this class perhaps Simon the apostle had belonged, and hence, got the surname ὁ ζηλωτής: Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13; (cf. Schürer, Neutest. Zeitgesch., Index under the word Zeloten; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, i. 237ff).
2. with the genitive of the object: with the genitive of the thing, most eagerly desirous of, zealous for, a thing;
a. to acquire a thing (zealous of) (see ζηλόω, 2): 1 Corinthians 14:12; Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 3:13 L T Tr WH (ἀρετῆς, Philo, praem. et poen. § 2; τῆς εὐσεβείας, de monarch. 50:1, § 3; εὐσεβείας καί δικαιοσύνης, de poenit. § 1; τῶν πολεμικων ἔργων, Diodorus 1, 73; περί τῶν ἀνηκόντων εἰς σωτηρίαν, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 45, 1 [ET]).
b. to defend and uphold a thing, vehemently contending for a thing (zealous for): νόμου, Acts 21:20 (2 Macc. 4:2); τῶν πατρικῶν παραδόσεων, Galatians 1:14 (τῶν αἰγυπτιακων πλασματων, Philo, vit. Moys. iii. § 19; τῆς ἀρχαίας καί σώφρονος ἀγωγης, Diodorus excerpt., p. 611 (from 50:37, vol. 2:564 Didot)); with the genitive of person: Θεοῦ, intent on protecting the majesty and authority of God by contending for the Mosaic law, Acts 22:3. (In secular authors also an emulator, admirer, imitator, follower of anyone.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
20:5
Numbers
25:11
Deuteronomy
4:24
Luke
6:15
Acts
1:13; 21:20; 22:3
1 Corinthians
14:12
Galatians
1:14
Titus
2:14
1 Peter
3:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2207 matches the Greek ζηλωτής (zēlōtēs),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot;

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When they arrived, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

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When they heard it, they glorified God and said, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.

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He continued, “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strictness of our ancestral law. I was zealous for God, just as all of you are today.

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So also you ​— ​since you are zealous for spiritual gifts,[fn] seek to excel in building up the church.

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I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

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He gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for himself a people for his own possession, eager to do good works.

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Who then will harm you if you are devoted to what is good?

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