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Lexicon :: Strong's G2199 - zebedaios

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Ζεβεδαῖος
Transliteration
zebedaios (Key)
Pronunciation
dzeb-ed-ah'-yos
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin, cf זַבְדִּי (H2067)
mGNT
12x in 2 unique form(s) TR
12x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Ζεβεδαῖος Zebedaîos, dzeb-ed-ah'-yos; of Hebrew origin (compare H2067); Zebedæus, an Israelite:—Zebedee.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G2199 in the following manner: Zebedee (12x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G2199 in the following manner: Zebedee (12x).

  1. Zebedee = "my gift"

    1. a fisherman of Galilee, the father of the apostles James the Great and John, and the husband of Salome

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ζεβεδαῖος Zebedaîos, dzeb-ed-ah'-yos; of Hebrew origin (compare H2067); Zebedæus, an Israelite:—Zebedee.
STRONGS G2199:
Ζεβεδαῖος, -ου, ὁ, Zebedee (זַבְדַי for זַבְדִּי [i. e. my gift], a form of the proper name which occurs a few times in the O. T., as 1 Chronicles 27:27 (Sept. Ζαβδί), munificent, [others for זְבַדְיָה gift of Jehovah]; from זָבַד to give), a Jew, by occupation a fisherman, husband of Salome, father of the apostles James and John: Matthew 4:21; Matthew 10:2 (3); Matthew 20:20; 26:37; 27:56; Mark 1:19; Mark 3:17; Mark 10:35; Luke 5:10; John 21:2.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Chronicles
27:27
Matthew
4:21; 10:2-3; 20:20; 26:37; 27:56
Mark
1:19; 3:17; 10:35
Luke
5:10
John
21:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2199 matches the Greek Ζεβεδαῖος (zebedaios),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:21 - A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them to come, too.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:2 - Here are the names of the twelve apostles:
first, Simon (also called Peter),
then Andrew (Peter’s brother),
James (son of Zebedee),
John (James’s brother),

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:20 - Then the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus with her sons. She knelt respectfully to ask a favor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:37 - He took Peter and Zebedee’s two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:56 - Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James and Joseph), and the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:19 - A little farther up the shore Jesus saw Zebedee’s sons, James and John, in a boat repairing their nets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:20 - He called them at once, and they also followed him, leaving their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:17 - James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them “Sons of Thunder”[fn]),

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:35 - Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came over and spoke to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do us a favor.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:10 - His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed.
Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:2 - Several of the disciples were there—Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin),[fn] Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples.
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