ΖΑΒΑΔΑΙΟΥΣʼ, ζαβαδαιουςʼ
ZABADAIOUSʼ, zabadaiousʼ
Sounds Like: zah-bah-DAI-oos
Translations: Zebedee
From the root: ΖΑΒΑΔΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is the name of Zebedee, the father of the apostles James and John. The form 'ΖΑΒΑΔΑΙΟΥΣ' is an accusative plural, indicating 'Zebedees' or 'the Zebedees', though it's more likely a scribal error or a less common variant of the name, as Zebedee is typically a singular individual. The final apostrophe (keraia) indicates a numeral, but in this context, it's more likely a coronis indicating an elision or a scribal mark.
Inflection: Accusative, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2199 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 12:31
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΖΑΒΑΔΑΙΟΣ.
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- ΖΑΒΑΔΑΙΟΥΣ — Zabadaeus, Zabadaeans
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