ΖΗΛΩΤΑΣΦΕΥΓΟΝΤΕΣ, ζηλωτασφευγοντες
ZĒLŌTASPHEUGONTES, zēlōtaspheugontes
Sounds Like: zay-LOH-tas FEW-gon-tes
Translations: zealots fleeing, zealous ones fleeing
From the root: ΖΗΛΩΤΗΣ, ΦΕΥΓΩ
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound phrase consisting of two words: ΖΗΛΩΤΑΣ (Zelotas) and ΦΕΥΓΟΝΤΕΣ (Pheugontes). ΖΗΛΩΤΑΣ is the accusative plural of the noun ΖΗΛΩΤΗΣ, meaning 'zealot' or 'one who is zealous'. ΦΕΥΓΟΝΤΕΣ is the nominative or accusative masculine plural present active participle of the verb ΦΕΥΓΩ, meaning 'to flee' or 'to escape'. Together, the phrase describes 'zealots who are fleeing' or 'fleeing zealots'. It would be used to describe a group of zealous individuals in the act of escaping.
Inflection: ΖΗΛΩΤΑΣ: Plural, Accusative, Masculine. ΦΕΥΓΟΝΤΕΣ: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine, Present Active Participle.
Strong’s numbers: G2207 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5343 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 9:89
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΖΗΛΩΤΗΣ, ΦΕΥΓΩ, appear in our texts.
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