ΖΗΛΩΤΟΙ, ζηλωτοι
ZĒLŌTOI, zēlōtoi
Sounds Like: ZAY-loh-toy
Translations: zealous, eager, envious, jealous, zealous ones, eager ones, envious ones, jealous ones
From the root: ΖΗΛΩΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes someone who is intensely devoted to a cause, eager to achieve something, or passionately committed. It can also carry the negative connotation of being envious or jealous. It is used to describe individuals or groups who exhibit strong zeal or passion, whether for good or ill.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2207 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΖΗΛΩΤΗΣ.
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.
- ΖΗΛΩΤΑΙ — zealots, zealous ones, enthusiasts
- ΖΗΛΩΤΑΙΣ — (to) zealots, (to) enthusiasts, (to) fanatics
- ΖΗΛΩΤΑΣ — zealot, a zealot
- ΖΗΛΩΤΗΝ — zealot, a zealot
- ΖΗΛΩΤΗΣ — zealot, a zealot, one who is zealous, jealous
- ΖΗΛΩΤΟΥΣ — zealots, a zealot, zealous ones
- ΖΗΛΩΤΩΝ — of zealots, of a zealot
- ΖΗΛΩΤ‾Η‾ — zealot, a zealot
- ΟΙΖΗΛΩΤΑΙ — zealots
- ΤΟΥΣΖΗΛΩΤΑΣ — the zealots, the zealous ones
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