ΖΗΛΩΤΑΙ, ζηλωται
ZĒLŌTAI, zēlōtai
Sounds Like: zay-loh-TAI
Translations: zealots, zealous ones, enthusiasts
From the root: ΖΗΛΩΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to individuals who are zealous, ardent, or fervent in their beliefs or actions. It can describe someone who is passionately devoted to a cause, a person, or a way of life. In a historical context, it can refer to members of the Jewish sect known as the Zealots, who were fiercely devoted to Jewish independence from Roman rule.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2207 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 9:27
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 45:1
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 3:76, 3:79, 4:68, 5:1, 5:6, 5:22, 5:36, 6:3, 6:36, 9:5, 9:29, 9:59, 9:73, 9:94
- Book Five — 6:3, 7:24
- Book Six — 1:59
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 6:3
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, 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.
- ΖΗΛΩΤΑΙΣ — (to) zealots, (to) enthusiasts, (to) fanatics
- ΖΗΛΩΤΑΣ — zealot, a zealot
- ΖΗΛΩΤΗΝ — zealot, a zealot
- ΖΗΛΩΤΗΣ — zealot, a zealot, one who is zealous, jealous
- ΖΗΛΩΤΟΙ — zealous, eager, envious, jealous, zealous ones, eager ones, envious ones, jealous ones
- 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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