verb
zēleuamō
Greekζηλεύω (zēleuō)
Strong’sG2206
I am jealous, eager for
stem zēleu-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ζηλεύω,
late and rare form of ζηλόω, q.v.;
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2206 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddzay-lo'-o
to have warmth of feeling for or against
Fromfrom G2205;
King Jamesaffect, covet (earnestly), (have) desire, (move with) envy, be jealous over, (be) zealous(-ly affect).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| zēleuasōrζήλευε | happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular | zealous | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zēleuamō | zēleuame | zēleuami | zēleuama | zēleuamē | zēleuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | zēleuasō | zēleuase | zēleuasi | zēleuasa | zēleuasē | zēleuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zēleuatō | zēleuate | zēleuati | zēleuata | zēleuatē | zēleuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | zēleuanō | zēleuane | zēleuani | zēleuana | zēleuanē | zēleuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zēleuavō | zēleuave | zēleuavi | zēleuava | zēleuavē | zēleuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | zēleualō | zēleuale | zēleuali | zēleuala | zēleualē | zēleualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zēleuameiō | zēleuameia | zēleuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | zēleuaseiō | zēleuaseia | zēleuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zēleuateiō | zēleuateia | zēleuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | zēleuaneiō | zēleuaneia | zēleuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zēleuaveiō | zēleuaveia | zēleuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | zēleualeiō | zēleualeia | zēleualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zēleuasōr1×ζήλευε | zēleuasar | zēleuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zēleuatōr | zēleuatar | zēleuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | zēleuavōr | zēleuavar | zēleuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | zēleualōr | zēleualar | zēleualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zēleuamoiō | zēleuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | zēleuasoiō | zēleuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zēleuatoiō | zēleuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | zēleuanoiō | zēleuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | zēleuavoiō | zēleuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | zēleualoiō | zēleualoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | zēleuarō | zēleuari | zēleuara | zēleuarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | zēleuarōtos | zēleuaritos | zēleuaratos | zēleuarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
zēleu 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
zēleuasōr“zealous”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Revelation 3:19“zealous”mis hosoin ean filameiō elenchamō kai paideuamō; zēleuasōr oun kai metanoasar.Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.