What does Ζεβεδαῖος (Zebedaîos) mean in the Bible?
Ζεβεδαῖος (Zebedaîos) is a Greek word meaning "Zebedæus, an Israelite".
Greek · G2199
Ζεβεδαῖος
Zebedæus, an Israelite
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Ζεβεδαῖος G2199
Pronunciation Zebedaîos
What does Ζεβεδαῖος (Zebedaîos) mean in the Bible?
Ζεβεδαῖος (Zebedaîos) is a Greek word meaning "Zebedæus, an Israelite".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2199?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Zebedee (6), Zebedee (4), of Zebedee’s (1), Zebedee’s (1).
Where does Ζεβεδαῖος (Zebedaîos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (6), Mark (4), John (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of Zebedee 6× Matthew 4:21, Matthew 26:37, Mark 1:19, Mark 10:35
Zebedee 4× Matthew 4:21, Matthew 10:2, Mark 1:20, Mark 3:17
of Zebedee’s 1× Matthew 20:20
Zebedee’s 1× Matthew 27:56
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 4:21 Ζεβεδαίου to of Zebedee Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 4:21 Ζεβεδαίου to Zebedee Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 10:2 Ζεβεδαίου to Zebedee Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 20:20 Ζεβεδαίου to of Zebedee’s Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 26:37 Ζεβεδαίου to of Zebedee Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 27:56 Ζεβεδαίου to Zebedee’s Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Mark 1:19 Ζεβεδαίου to of Zebedee Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Mark 1:20 Ζεβεδαῖον to Zebedee Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Mark 3:17 Ζεβεδαίου to Zebedee Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Mark 10:35 Ζεβεδαίου to of Zebedee Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 4:21
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 4
Matthew 6 Mark 4 Luke 1 John 1
Source forms
Ζεβεδαίου 11x Zebedaiou Matthew 4:21, Matthew 10:2, Matthew 20:20, Matthew 26:37
Ζεβεδαῖον 1x Zebedaion Mark 1:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 11x Matthew 4:21, Matthew 10:2, Matthew 20:20, Matthew 26:37
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 1:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Zebedæus, an Israelite
Strong's G2199
Lexical occurrences 12 verses Greek text appearances 12 times Word forms 2 forms 12 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
Zebedæus, an Israelite
Extended definition
:--Zebedee.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
12 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 4:21 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζεβεδαίου zebedaiou
Zebedee
Read verse Matthew 4:21 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζεβεδαίου zebedaiou
Zebedee
Read verse Matthew 10:2 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζεβεδαίου, zebedaiou
Zebedee
Read verse Matthew 20:20 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζεβεδαίου zebedaiou
Zebedee
Read verse Matthew 26:37 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζεβεδαίου, zebedaiou
Zebedee
Read verse Matthew 27:56 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζεβεδαίου. zebedaiou
Zebedee
Read verse Mark 1:19 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζεβεδαίου, zebedaiou
Zebedee
Read verse Mark 1:20 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ζεβεδαῖον zebedaion
Zebedee
Read verse Mark 3:17 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζεβεδαίου, zebedaiou
Zebedee
Read verse Mark 10:35 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζεβεδαίου, zebedaiou
Zebedee
Read verse Luke 5:10 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζεβεδαίου, zebedaiou
Zebedee
Read verse John 21:2 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ζεβεδαίου, zebedaiou
Zebedee
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 12 Case pattern Genitive (11) Number pattern Singular (12)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 4:21 · Matt 10:2 · Matt 20:20 · Matt 26:37 · Matt 27:56 · Mark 1:19 · Mark 3:17 · Mark 10:35 · Luke 5:10 · John 21:2 11×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Mark 1:20 1×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
H2067 Related Hebrew
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain