Strong's G2205 · Greek

ζῆλος

zelos · dzay'-los

from 2204; properly, heat, i.e. (figuratively) "zeal" (in a favorable sense, ardor; in an unfavorable one, jealousy, as of a husband (figuratively, of God), or an enemy, malice)

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ζῆλος (G2205)

16 ζῆλος , -ου, ὁ and in late Gk., also -εος, τό ( II Co 9:2 , Phl 3:6 ), [in LXX for קִנְאָה , Nu 25:11 , al.;] zeal : II Co 7:11 9:2 ; κατὰ ζῆλος , Phl 3:6 ; c. gen. obj., Jo 2:17 (LXX) , Ro 10:2 ; seq. ὑπέρ , II Co 7:7 ; c. gen. subj., θεοῦ , II Co 11:2 ; πυρός , He 10:27 (cf. Is 26:11 , Wi 5:18 , and cf. Westc., in l.). jealousy : Ro 13:13 , I Co 3:3 , II Co 12:20 , Ga 5:20 (WH, txt, RV), Ja 3:14 , 16 ; πλησθῆναι ζήλου Ac 5:17 13:45 ; pl., ζῆλοι (v. B1., § 32, 6), Ga 5:20 , WH, mg.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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