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Strong's G2207 · Greek

ζηλωτής

zelotes · dzay-lo-tace'

from 2206; a "zealot"


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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ζηλωτής (G2207)

7 ζηλωτής , -οῦ, ὁ ( ζηλόω ), [in LXX for קַנָּא ( θεὸς ζ. ), Ex 20:5 34:14 , De 4:24 5:9 6:15 ; קַנּוֹא , Na 1:2 ( θεός ); pl., I Es 8:72 ; ζ. τῶν νόμων , II Mac 4:2 ; τὸν ζ. Φινεές , IV Mac 18:12 (cf. Nu 25:11 )*;] in cl. an emulator , zealous admirer (Plat., al.). eagerly desirous , zealous ; absol., as in OT, Ex 20:5 34:14 , De 4:24 5:9 6:15 , Na 1:2 , I Es 8:72 ; c. gen. obj.: (zealous to acquire or to defend), I Co 14:12 , Tit 2:14 , I Pe 3:13 ; τ. νομου ( II Mac 4:2 ), Ac 21:20 ; παραδόσεων , Ga 1:14 ; c. gen. pers., θεοῦ , Ac 22:3 . In FlJ, NT, a Zealot , member of the Jewish party so called: as surname of the Apostle Simon, Lk 6:15 , Ac 1:13 .†

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

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