noun · masculine
zebedaios
GreekΖεβεδαῖος (zebedaios)
Strong’sG2199
Zebedee
stem zebedai-12 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ζεβεδαῖος, -ου, ὁ (Heb. זְבַדְיָה; LXX: Ζαβδειά, Es 8:8 10:20; Ζαβαδαῖας, I Es 9:35; Ζαβαδαῖος, I Es 9:21),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2199 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddzeb-ed-ah'-yos
Zebedæus, an Israelite
Fromof Hebrew origin (compare );
King JamesZebedee.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | zebedaios | zebedaiois |
| object accusative | zebedaion1×Ζεβεδαῖον | zebedaioin |
| direct address vocative | zebedaior | zebedaioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | zebedaiou11×Ζεβεδαίου | zebedaioiu |
| to, for dative | zebedaio | zebedaioi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
zebedaio is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
zebedaion“Zebedee”objectaccusative singular1×
Mark 1:20“Zebedee”kai euthuos kalata autoin. kai afiēkaratois ton patēron autoiu Zebedaion en te ploie meta toiu misthōtoiu aperchala opisō autou.Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.
zebedaiou“Zebedee”of, belonging togenitive singular11×
Matthew 4:21“Zebedee”Kai probainaratos ekeithen horata alloin duo adelfoin, Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannon ton adelfon autou, en te ploie meta Zebedaiou tou patērou autoiu katartizarōtoin teim diktueim autoiu, kai kalata autoin.Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
Matthew 4:21“Zebedee”Kai probainaratos ekeithen horata alloin duo adelfoin, Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannon ton adelfon autou, en te ploie meta Zebedaiou tou patērou autoiu katartizarōtoin teim diktueim autoiu, kai kalata autoin.Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
Matthew 10:2“Zebedee”toiu de dōdeka apostoloiu teim onomeim atō houteim; prōtos Simōnos tos legirōtos Petros kai Andreos tos adelfos autou, Iakōbos tos tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannos tos adelfos autou,These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
Matthew 20:20“Zebedee”Tote proserchata auto tas mētēras toiu huioiu Zebedaiou meta toiu huioiu autau proskunarōtas kai aitarōtas tinem para autou.Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.
Matthew 26:37“Zebedee”kai paralambaratos ton Petron kai toin duo huioin Zebedaiou archeta lupirō kai adēmonarō.He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.
Matthew 27:56“Zebedee”en hai ate Marias tas Magdalēnas kai Marias tas tou Iakōbou kai Iōsēf mētēras kai tas mētēras toiu huioiu Zebedaiou.Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
Mark 1:19“Zebedee”kai probainaratos oligem horata Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannon ton adelfon autou, kai autoin en te ploie katartizarōtoin teim diktueim,Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.
Mark 3:17“Zebedee”kai Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannon ton adelfon tou Iakōbou kai epitithata autoi onomeim Boanērges, hem atō Huiois Brontau,James son of Zebedee and his brother John ( whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),
Mark 10:35“Zebedee”Kai prosporeuelō auto Iakōbos kai Iōannos tois huiois Zebedaiou legarōtois auto; Didaskalor, thelanō hina hem ean aitaneia sin poiaseia ni.Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
Luke 5:10“Zebedee”homoiōs de kai Iakōbon kai Iōannon huioin Zebedaiou, hois ale koinōnois to Simōno. kai legata pros ton Simōnon tos Iēsus; Mē fobesōr; apo tou nun anthrōpoin esi zōgrarōtos.and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
John 21:2“Zebedee”ale homou Simōnos Petros kai Thōmaos tos legirōtos Didumos kai Nathanaēl tos apo Kana tau Galilaiau kai tois tou Zebedaiou kai allois ek toiu mathētoiu autou duo.Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.