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Ζηλωτής

zealot

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G2208 Strong's Greek
Zēlōtḗs Transliteration
/dzay-lo-tace'/ Pronunciation

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Full lexicon entry — Thayer's Greek Lexicon

From Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Part of speech
Noun Masculine
TDNT entry
16:42,3
Origin
the same as G2207
Thayer Definition
1. one burning with zeal, a zealot 2. used of God as jealous of any rival and sternly vindicating his control 3. most eagerly desirous of, zealous for, a thing a. to acquire a thing, (zealous of) b. to defend and uphold a thing, vehemently contending for a thing
Strong's concordance entry
the same as G2207 ; a Zealot that is (specifically) partisan for Jewish political independence : - Zelotes.

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