What does ζέω (zéō) mean in the Bible?
ζέω (zéō): Physical boiling action provides metaphor for intense emotional states, especially spiritual fervor and zeal
Greek · G2204
ζέω
ζέω (zéō): Physical boiling action provides metaphor for intense emotional states, especially spiritual fervor and zeal
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ζέωG2204
Pronunciationzéō
What does ζέω (zéō) mean in the Bible?
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2204?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include keep your spiritual fervor (1), was fervent (1).
Where does ζέω (zéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 18:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Romans (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 Itkeep your spiritual fervor1×Romans 12:11
was fervent1×Acts 18:25
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 18:25
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Acts1Romans1
Source forms
ζέοντες1xzeontesRomans 12:11
ζέων1xzeōnActs 18:25
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xRomans 12:11
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xActs 18:25
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Physical boiling action provides metaphor for intense emotional states, especially spiritual fervor and zeal
Strong'sG2204
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
be fervent
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 18:25Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ζέωνzewn
I burn in spirit
Read verseRomans 12:11Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ζέοντες·zeontev
I burn in spirit
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms2TensesPresentVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Present ActiveActs 18:25 · Rom 12:112×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2
Voice
active2
Mood
participle2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ζέω is a primary verb - no further derivation.