ΖΗΛΟΙΣ, ζηλοις
ZĒLOIS, zēlois
Sounds Like: ZAY-loys
Translations: you are jealous, you envy, you desire earnestly, you are zealous
From the root: ΖΗΛΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to be jealous, to envy, or to desire something earnestly. It can also mean to be zealous for something or someone. It is used to describe a strong feeling of rivalry, emulation, or intense desire, which can be positive (zeal) or negative (jealousy, envy).
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Active, Second Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G2206 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Numbers — 11:29
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΖΗΛΟΩ.
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.
- ἘΖΗΛΩΚΑ — I have been zealous, I have been jealous, I have desired earnestly, I have coveted
- ἘΖΗΛΩΚΟΤΕΣ — having been zealous, having been eager, having been envious, having been jealous
- ἘΖΗΛΩΣΑΝ — they were jealous, they envied, they were zealous, they coveted
- ἘΖΗΛΩΣΕ — he was jealous, he envied, he desired earnestly, he was zealous, he burned with zeal
- ΕΖΗΛΗΣΑ — I was jealous, I envied, I desired earnestly, I was zealous
- ΕΖΗΛΩΣΑ — I was jealous, I envied, I desired earnestly, I became zealous, I coveted
- ΕΖΗΛΩΣΑΝ — they were jealous, they envied, they were zealous, they desired earnestly, they emulated
- ΕΖΗΛΩΣΕΝ — he was jealous, he envied, he desired earnestly, he was zealous, he burned with zeal, he emulated, he imitated
- ΖΗΛΟΙ — is jealous, envies, desires earnestly, strives for, emulates
- ΖΗΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΥΣ — being envied, being desired, being sought after
- ΖΗΛΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ — of those being zealous, of those being emulated, of those being envied, of those being coveted
- ΖΗΛΟΥΝ — to be zealous, to desire earnestly, to envy, to covet
- ΖΗΛΟΥΝΤΕΣ — being zealous, eagerly pursuing, striving for, envying
- ΖΗΛΟΥΝΤΩΝ — of those who are zealous, of those who are envious, of those who are jealous, of those who desire eagerly
- ΖΗΛΟΥΣΘΑΙ — to be zealous, to be envied, to be eagerly desired, to be sought after
- ΖΗΛΟΥΣΘΕ — be zealous, be eager, desire earnestly, strive for, covet, envy
- ΖΗΛΟΥΣΙΝ — they are zealous, they envy, they desire, they covet, they are jealous
- ΖΗΛΟΥΤΑΙ — be zealous, be zealous for, desire earnestly, envy, be jealous, covet, strive for, emulate
- ΖΗΛΟΥΤΕ — be zealous, be jealous, envy, covet, desire earnestly
- ΖΗΛΟΥΤΩ — let him be zealous, let her be zealous, let it be zealous, let him desire, let her desire, let it desire, let him envy, let her envy, let it envy, let him be jealous, let her be jealous, let it be jealous
- ΖΗΛΟΩ — to be zealous, to be jealous, to envy, to desire earnestly, to covet
- ΖΗΛΩΝ — zealous, being zealous, one who is zealous, a zealous one
- ΖΗΛΩΣΑΙ — to be zealous, to envy, to desire earnestly, to strive for, to covet
- ΖΗΛΩΣΑΙΜΕΝ — may we be zealous, may we desire, may we envy, may we covet
- ΖΗΛΩΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having been zealous, being zealous, having envied, having coveted, having been jealous, being jealous
- ΖΗΛΩΣΑΣ — having been zealous, having envied, having been jealous, having desired earnestly
- ΖΗΛΩΣΑΤΕ — be zealous, be eager, desire earnestly, strive, covet, emulate
- ΖΗΛΩΣΕ — he was jealous, he was zealous, he envied, he desired earnestly, he burned with zeal, he became indignant
- ΖΗΛΩΣΕΙ — he will be zealous, she will be zealous, it will be zealous, he will envy, she will envy, it will envy, he will desire, she will desire, it will desire
- ΖΗΛΩΣΗΣ — you may be zealous, you may envy, you may covet
- ΖΗΛΩΣΟΝ — be zealous, emulate, strive, desire earnestly
- ΖΗΛΩΣΩ — I will be zealous, I will envy, I will covet, I will desire earnestly
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