noun · masculine
zēlōtos
Greekζηλωτής (zēlōtēs)
Strong’sG2207
a zealot
stem zēlōt-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ζηλωτής, -οῦ, ὁ
(< ζηλόω), [in LXX for קַנָּא (θεὸς ζ.), Ex 20:5 34:14, De 4:24 5:9 6:15; קַנּוֹא, Na 1:2 (θεός); pl., I Es 8:72; ζ. τῶν νόμων, II Mac 4:2;τὸν ζ. Φινεές, IV Mac 18:12 (cf. Nu 25:11)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2207 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddzay-lo-tace'
a "zealot"
Fromfrom G2206;
King Jameszealous.
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 | zēlōtos3×ζηλωτὴς | zēlōtois3×ζηλωταὶ |
| object accusative | zēlōton1×ζηλωτὴν | zēlōtoin |
| direct address vocative | zēlōtor | zēlōtoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | zēlōtou | zēlōtoiu |
| to, for dative | zēlōto | zēlōtoi |
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
zēlōto 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
zēlōtos“zealous”subjectnominative singular3×
Acts 1:13“zealot”kai hote eiserchala, eis tem huperōem anabainala hou ale katamenarōtois, tos tē Petros kai Iōannos kai Iakōbos kai Andreos, Filippos kai Thōmaos, Bartholomaios kai Mathaios, Iakōbos Halfaiou kai Simōnos tos zēlōtos kai Ioudaos Iakōbou.When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
Acts 22:3“zealous”Mis amō anēros Ioudaios, gennirētos en Tarsa tau Kilikiau, anatrefirētos de en ta polita houta para toin podoin Gamaliēl, paideuirētos kata akribeian tou patrōou nomou, zēlōtos huparcharōtos tou theou kathōs pantois vis avō sēmeron,“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
Galatians 1:14“zealous”kai prokoptame en to Ioudaismo huper polloin sunēlikiōtoin en te gene mu, perissoterōs zēlōtos huparcharōtos taiu patrikaiu mu paradosiaiu.I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
zēlōton“zealous”objectaccusative singular1×
Titus 2:14“zealous”hos dōata heauton huper nu hina lutreteia nin apo pantau anomiau kai katharizateia heauto laon periousion, zēlōton kaleiu ergeiu.He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
zēlōtois“zealous”subjectnominative plural3×
Acts 21:20“zealous”tois de akouaratois doxazale ton theon, legala tē auto; Theōrasō, adelfor, posais muriadais alō en toi Ioudaioi toiu pisteuarētoiu, kai pantois zēlōtois tou nomou huparchalō;When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
1 Corinthians 14:12“zealous”houtōs kai vis, epei zēlōtois avō pneumeiu, pros tan oikodoman tau ekklēsau zētavōr hina perisseuaveiō.It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church.
1 Peter 3:13“eager”Kai tinos tos kakaritos vin ean teu agatheu zēlōtois gineveia?Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?