ΖΗΛΗ, ζηλη
ZĒLĒ, zēlē
Sounds Like: ZAY-lay
Translations: zeal, a zeal, jealousy, a jealousy, envy, an envy, fervent love, a fervent love
From the root: ΖΗΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: ΖΗΛΗ refers to an intense emotion, which can be either positive or negative. In a positive sense, it denotes fervent devotion, eagerness, or zeal. In a negative sense, it can mean jealousy, envy, or rivalry. Its meaning is determined by the context in which it is used.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2205 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 8:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΖΗΛΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΖΗΛΕΙ — (in) zeal, (in) jealousy, (in) envy, (in) passion
- ΖΗΛΟ — (to) zeal, (to) jealousy, (to) envy, (to) indignation, (to) passion
- ΖΗΛΟΝ — zeal, a zeal, jealousy, a jealousy, envy, an envy, fervent mind, a fervent mind
- ΖΗΛΟΣ — zeal, jealousy, envy, indignation, a zeal, a jealousy, an envy, an indignation
- ΖΗΛΟΥ — of zeal, of jealousy, of envy, of fervent indignation, of passion
- ΖΗΛΟΥΣ — of zeal, of jealousy, of envy, of indignation, of ardor
- ΖΗΛΩΣΙ — zeal, jealousy, envy, indignation, rivalry, a zeal
- ΗΛΟΥΣ — of zeal, of jealousy, of envy, of passion, of fervor
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