ἈΝΤΙΖΗΛΟΣ, ἀντιζηλος
ANTIZĒLOS, antizēlos
Sounds Like: an-TEE-zay-los
Translations: rival, a rival, opponent, an opponent, adversary, an adversary, jealous
From the root: ἈΝΤΙΖΗΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes someone who is a rival or an opponent, often implying a sense of jealousy or zealous opposition. It is a compound word formed from 'anti' (against) and 'zelos' (zeal or jealousy). It can be used to describe a person who is in opposition to another, or to characterize an action as being driven by rivalry.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G0489 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 17:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Sirach — 26:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΝΤΙΖΗΛΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΝΤΙΖΗΛΟΝ — rival, a rival, jealous, a jealous one
- ἈΝΤΙΖΗΛΟΥ — of a rival, of a jealous person, of an opponent
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