verb
zesamō
Strong’sG2204
I burn in spirit
stem zes-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ζέω
[in LXX for רוּם, רתח, metaph., IV Mac 18:20;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2204 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddzeh'-o
to be hot (boil, of liquids; or glow, of solids), i.e. (figuratively) be fervid (earnest)
Froma primary verb;
King Jamesbe fervent.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
contraction 3rd.pers. singular ζεῖ even in Refs 8th c.BC+; later Epic dialect ζείω Refs 3rd c.BC+subjunctive ζείῃσι Epic. in Refs; in late Prose ζέννυμι (which see): imperfect ζέε Refs 8th c.BC+future ζέσω (ἐξανα-) Refs 4th c.BC+: aorist ἔζεσα Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect ζέσσα Refs 8th c.BC+ —passive, aorist ἐζέσθην (ἀπ-) Refs 1st c.AD+: perfect ἔζεσμαι Refs:—boil, seethe, of water, ἐπεὶ δὴ ζέσσεν ὕδωρ ἐνὶ ἤνοπι χαλκῷ Refs 8th c.BC+; ὡς δὲ λέβης ζεῖ ἔνδον as the kettle boils, Refs 8th c.BC+; rarely of solids, to be fiery hot, χθὼν ἔζεε Refs 8th c.BC+
2 ferment, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 metaphorically, boil or bubble up, τῆς θαλάσσης ζεσάσης Refs 5th c.BC+; οἶνος ζεῖ Refs 5th c.BC+
b of passion, ὁπηνίκ᾽ ἔζει θυμός Refs 5th c.BC+
4 with genitive, boil up or over with a thing, λίμνη ζέουσα ὕδατος καὶ πηλοῦ Refs 5th c.BC+; πίθος ζ. [οἴνου] Refs 4th c.BC+; πεδία ζείοντ᾽ Ἀγαρηνῶν boiling, teeming with.., Refs 6th c.AD+; of persons, ζ. σκωλήκων Refs 3rd c.BC+
II causal, make to boil, boil, τοὶ δὲ λοετρὰ πυρὶ ζέον Refs 3rd c.BC+; θυμὸν ἐπὶ Τροίῃ πόσον ἔζεσα; Refs 1st c.AD+
II.2 exhale, ἀϋτμήν (variant{-μῇ}) Refs 3rd c.BC+, Sanskrit yásati 'boil', OHG.jësan 'ferment', 'foam', Engl. yeast.)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| zesarōntosζέων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | fervent | 1× |
| zesarōntoisζέοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | fervent | 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 | zesamō | zesame | zesami | zesama | zesamē | zesamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | zesasō | zesase | zesasi | zesasa | zesasē | zesaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zesatō | zesate | zesati | zesata | zesatē | zesatelē |
| we 1st person plural | zesanō | zesane | zesani | zesana | zesanē | zesanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zesavō | zesave | zesavi | zesava | zesavē | zesavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | zesalō | zesale | zesali | zesala | zesalē | zesalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zesameiō | zesameia | zesameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | zesaseiō | zesaseia | zesaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zesateiō | zesateia | zesateiē |
| we 1st person plural | zesaneiō | zesaneia | zesaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zesaveiō | zesaveia | zesaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | zesaleiō | zesaleia | zesaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zesasōr | zesasar | zesasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zesatōr | zesatar | zesatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | zesavōr | zesavar | zesavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | zesalōr | zesalar | zesalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zesamoiō | zesamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | zesasoiō | zesasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zesatoiō | zesatoia |
| we 1st person plural | zesanoiō | zesanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | zesavoiō | zesavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | zesaloiō | zesaloia |
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 | zesarō | zesari | zesara | zesarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | zesarōntos2×ζέων | zesarintos | zesarantos | zesarēntos |
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
zes 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
zesarōntos“fervent”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 18:25… katēchorēntos tan hodan tou kuriou, kai zesarōntos te pneume lalate kai didaskate akribōs …… way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught …
zesarōntois“fervent”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Romans 12:11“fervent”ta spouda mē oknērois, te pneume zesarōntois, to kurio douleuarōntois,Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.