ΖΗΛΟΝ, ζηλον
ZĒLON, zēlon
Sounds Like: ZAY-lon
Translations: zeal, a zeal, jealousy, a jealousy, envy, an envy, fervent mind, a fervent mind
From the root: ΖΗΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to intense passion, eagerness, or rivalry. It can be used in both positive and negative senses. Positively, it denotes fervent devotion or enthusiasm, often for a good cause. Negatively, it can signify jealousy, envy, or contentious rivalry. Its meaning depends heavily on the context in which it is used.
Inflection: Accusative, Singular, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2205 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
- Numbers — 25:11
- Judith — 9:4
- Isaiah — 42:13
- Zechariah — 8:2
- Romans — 10:2
- 2 Corinthians — 7:7, 7:11
- James — 3:14
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 8:106
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 65:6
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Numbers — 25:11
- Judith — 9:4
- 1 Maccabees — 2:54, 2:58
- Wisdom — 5:17
- Isaiah — 42:13
- Ezekiel — 23:25
- Zechariah — 1:14, 8:2
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 8 — 7:4
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
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
- ΖΗΛΗ — zeal, a zeal, jealousy, a jealousy, envy, an envy, fervent love, a fervent love
- ΖΗΛΟ — (to) zeal, (to) jealousy, (to) envy, (to) indignation, (to) passion
- 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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