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ζῆλον πικρόν

Zeal · bitter

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ζῆλος G2205 zeal
Pronunciation zēlos
Passionate intensity directed at a cause, ranging from noble devotion to destructive jealousy.
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πικρός G4089 bitter
Pronunciation pikrós
Bitter taste or harsh behavior; metaphorically describes bitterness of spirit poisoning speech and community.
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What does ζῆλον πικρόν (zēlon pikron) mean in the Bible?

ζῆλος · πικρός is a Greek word meaning "bitter jealousy or envy".

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Meaning

bitter jealousy or envy
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine John 2:17 · 1 Cor 3:3 · 2 Cor 12:20 · Gal 5:20 · Heb 10:27 · Jas 3:16 6×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 2 Cor 9:2 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Acts 5:17 · Acts 13:45 2×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Rom 13:13 · 2 Cor 11:2 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Rom 10:2 · 2 Cor 7:7 · 2 Cor 7:11 · Jas 3:14 4×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Phil 3:6 1×
16 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 3 — God’s Field, God’s Building, God’s Temple Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Acts 5 — Holy Fear, Bold Witness, and Joyful Suffering John 2 — The First Sign, the True Temple, and the Glory of Jesus Revealed Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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