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
Be fervent
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ζέω G2204
Pronunciation zéō
What does ζέω (zéō) mean in the Bible?
ζέω (zéō): Physical boiling action provides metaphor for intense emotional states, especially spiritual fervor and zeal
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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 It keep your spiritual fervor 1× Romans 12:11
was fervent 1× Acts 18:25
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 18:25
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Acts 1 Romans 1
Source forms
ζέοντες 1x zeontes Romans 12:11
ζέων 1x zeōn Acts 18:25
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Romans 12:11
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 18:25
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Physical boiling action provides metaphor for intense emotional states, especially spiritual fervor and zeal
Strong's G2204
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
be fervent
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 18:25 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ζέων zewn
I burn in spirit
Read verse Romans 12:11 Verb 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 groups 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active Acts 18:25 · Rom 12:11 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 2
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.
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