ΠΑΡΑΖΗΛΩΣΑΤΕ, παραζηλωσατε
PARAZĒLŌSATE, parazēlōsate
Sounds Like: pa-ra-zay-LOH-sa-teh
Translations: provoke to jealousy, make jealous, stir up to rivalry
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΖΗΛΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the prefix παρά (para), meaning 'alongside, beyond, contrary to', and the verb ζηλόω (zeloo), meaning 'to be zealous, to envy'. In this form, it means to provoke someone to jealousy or to stir them up to rivalry. It is often used in a context where one group's actions cause another group to feel envious or competitive.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Imperative, Second Person Plural
Strong’s number: G3863 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 16:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΖΗΛΟΩ.
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.
- ΠΑΡΑΖΗΛΟΥ — do not envy, do not be jealous, do not provoke to jealousy, do not provoke to anger
- ΠΑΡΑΖΗΛΟΥΜΕΝ — we provoke to jealousy, we provoke to anger, we emulate, we strive to excel
- ΠΑΡΑΖΗΛΟΩ — to provoke to jealousy, to provoke to envy, to provoke to anger, to make jealous, to make envious
- ΠΑΡΑΖΗΛΩΣΑΙ — to provoke to jealousy, to make jealous, to stir to jealousy
- ΠΑΡΑΖΗΛΩΣΕΙ — will provoke to jealousy, will make jealous, will stir to rivalry
- ΠΑΡΑΖΗΛΩΣΩ — I will provoke to jealousy, I will make jealous, I will stir to envy
- ΠΑΡΕΖΗΛΩΣΑΝ — they provoked to jealousy, they made jealous, they stirred to rivalry
- ΠΑΡΕΖΗΛΩΣΕΝ — provoked to jealousy, provoked to anger, emulated
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