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2205 – ζῆλος (zelos)

zeal


Type:
Noun
mask./neut. ♂ Neutral
Greek: ζῆλος (zelos)
Pronunciation: dzay-los
Gematria: 121(7 + 8 + 30 + 70 + 6)    words with the same gematria
Origin: From G2204
Usage: 16 times in NA, 13 times in TR     

Description

  1. Excitement of mind, ardour, fervour of spirit.
    1. Zeal, ardour in embracing, pursuing, defending anything.
      1. Zeal in behalf of, for a person or thing.
      2. The fierceness of indignation, punitive zeal.
    2. An envious and contentious rivalry, jealousy.


Origin

From G2204:

ζέωzeoG2204be fervent

Word root

Word with zelos as root:

ζηλόωzelooG2206zealously affect

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into zelos :

קִנְאָהqinahH7068jealousy

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
N-ASM-4
Noun Noun
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
N-ASN-1
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
N-DSM-2
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
N-GSM-2
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM-6
Noun Noun
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
N-NSN-1


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References (16 occurances in 16 verses)




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