ΖΗΛΟΣ, ζηλος
ZĒLOS, zēlos
Sounds Like: ZAY-los
Translations: zeal, jealousy, envy, indignation, a zeal, a jealousy, an envy, an indignation
From the root: ΖΗΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to intense passion or fervor, which can manifest in both positive and negative ways. It can mean a strong enthusiasm or devotion (zeal), or a negative emotion like jealousy or envy, often accompanied by indignation or rivalry. Its meaning depends on the context, indicating either a commendable passion for something good or a destructive, resentful feeling towards others.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2205 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 8:16
- Psalms — 68:10, 78:5, 118:139
- Proverbs — 27:4
- Ecclesiastes — 4:4, 9:6
- Song of Solomon — 8:6
- Job — 5:2
- Sirach — 30:24, 40:4
- Isaiah — 9:6, 11:13, 26:11, 37:32, 63:15
- John — 2:17
- 1 Corinthians — 3:3
- 2 Corinthians — 9:2
- Hebrews — 10:27
- James — 3:16
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Trallians — 4:2
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 14 — 9:161
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 25:2
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 13:4
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Deuteronomy — 29:20
- 2 Kings — 19:31
- 1 Maccabees — 8:16
- Psalms — 68:10, 78:5, 118:139
- Odes — 4:11
- Proverbs — 27:4
- Ecclesiastes — 4:4, 9:6
- Song of Solomon — 8:6
- Job — 5:2
- Sirach — 30:24, 40:5
- Isaiah — 9:7, 11:13, 26:11, 37:32, 63:15
- Ezekiel — 16:42, 38:19
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- John — 2:17
- 1 Corinthians — 3:3
- 2 Corinthians — 9:2, 12:20
- Galatians — 5:20
- Philippians — 3:6
- Hebrews — 10:27
- James — 3:16
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
- ΖΗΛΟΝ — zeal, a zeal, jealousy, a jealousy, envy, an envy, fervent mind, a fervent mind
- 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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