adjective
zestos
Greekζεστός (zestos)
Strong’sG2200
boiling hot
stem zest-3 times in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† ζεστός, -ή, -όν
(ζέω), [in Aq.: Le 6:21 (14); in Al.: Le 7:12*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2200 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddzes-tos'
boiled, i.e. (by implication) calid (figuratively, fervent)
Fromfrom G2204;
King Jameshot.
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 | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | zestos3×ζεστός | zestas | zestem | zestois | zestais | zesteim |
| object accusative | zeston | zestan | zestoin | zestain | ||
| direct address vocative | zestor | zestar | zestoir | zestair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | zestou | zestau | zesteu | zestoiu | zestaiu | zesteiu |
| to, for dative | zesto | zesta | zeste | zestoi | zestai | zestei |
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
zest 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
zestos“hot”subjectnominative singular3×
Revelation 3:15“hot”Oidamē su teim ergeim, hoti oute psuchros asō oute zestos. ofelon psuchros ase ē zestos.I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
Revelation 3:15“hot”Oidamē su teim ergeim, hoti oute psuchros asō oute zestos. ofelon psuchros ase ē zestos.I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
Revelation 3:16“hot”houtōs, hoti chliaros asō kai oute zestos oute psuchros, mellamō sin emara ek teu stomeu mu.So because you are lukewarm — neither hot nor cold — I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!