noun · masculine
zeuos
GreekΖεύς (zeus)
Strong’sG2203
Zeus
stem zeu-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ζεύς
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2203 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddzyooce
in the oblique cases there is used instead of it a (probably cognate) name Δίς , which is otherwise obsolete; Zeus or Dis (among the Latins, Jupiter or Jove), the supreme deity of the Greeks
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King JamesJupiter.
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 | zeuos | zeuois |
| object accusative | zeuon1×Δία | zeuoin |
| direct address vocative | zeuor | zeuoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | zeuou1×Διὸς | zeuoiu |
| to, for dative | zeuo | zeuoi |
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
zeuo 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
zeuon“Zeus”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 14:12“Zeus”kalale tē ton Barnabaon Zeuon, ton de Paulon Hermon, epeidē autos ate tos hēgerōtos tou logou.Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
zeuou“Zeus”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 14:13“Zeus”tos tē hierevos tou Zeuou tou arōtou pro tau politau tauroin kai stemmeim epi toin pulōnoin feraratos sun toi ochloi thelate thuarō.The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.