ΖΗΛΟΥ, ζηλου
ZĒLOU, zēlou
Sounds Like: ZAY-loo
Translations: of zeal, of jealousy, of envy, of fervent indignation, of passion
From the root: ΖΗΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a noun referring to intense emotion or passion. It can denote positive concepts like zeal, eagerness, or fervent devotion, but also negative ones such as jealousy, envy, or indignation. Its meaning is determined by the context in which it is used.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2205 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
- Psalms — 36:1
- Proverbs — 6:34, 24:19
- Sirach — 9:1
- Zephaniah — 3:8
- Acts of the Apostles — 5:17, 13:45
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 22:166
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 2:211
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
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
- 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
- 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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