What does ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs) mean in the Bible?
ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs) is a Greek word meaning "a "zealot"".
Greek · G2207
ζηλωτής
A "zealot"
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ζηλωτής G2207
Pronunciation zēlōtḗs
What does ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs) mean in the Bible?
ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs) is a Greek word meaning "a "zealot"".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2207?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include zealous (4), [the] Zealot (1), {just as} zealous (1), eager to have (1), Zealot (1).
Where does ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 6:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), 1 Corinthians (1), 1 Peter (1), Galatians (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 zealous 4× Acts 21:20, Galatians 1:14, Titus 2:14, 1 Peter 3:13
[the] Zealot 1× Luke 6:15
{just as} zealous 1× Acts 22:3
eager to have 1× 1 Corinthians 14:12
Zealot 1× Acts 1:13
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 6:15 Ζηλωτὴν to [the] Zealot Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 1:13 Ζηλωτὴς to Zealot Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 21:20 ζηλωταὶ to zealous Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 22:3 ζηλωτὴς to {just as} zealous Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 14:12 ζηλωταί to eager to have Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Galatians 1:14 ζηλωτὴς to zealous Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Titus 2:14 ζηλωτὴν to zealous Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1 Peter 3:13 ζηλωταὶ to zealous Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 6:15
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 6
Luke 1 Acts 3 1 Corinthians 1 Galatians 1 Titus 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
ζηλωταὶ 2x zēlōtai Acts 21:20, 1 Peter 3:13
ζηλωτὴς 2x zēlōtēs Acts 22:3, Galatians 1:14
ζηλωταί 1x zēlōtai 1 Corinthians 14:12
ζηλωτὴν 1x zēlōtēn Titus 2:14
Ζηλωτὴν 1x Zēlōtēn Luke 6:15
Ζηλωτὴς 1x Zēlōtēs Acts 1:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural 3x Acts 21:20, 1 Corinthians 14:12, 1 Peter 3:13
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 3x Acts 1:13, Acts 22:3, Galatians 1:14
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 2x Luke 6:15, Titus 2:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a "zealot"
Strong's G2207
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 3 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 22:1-5 Source Gloss
a "zealot"
Extended definition
:--zealous.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 6:15 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ζηλωτήν, zhlwthn
a zealot
Read verse Acts 1:13 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ζηλωτής, zhlwthv
a zealot
Read verse Acts 21:20 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
ζηλωταὶ zhlwtai
a zealot
Read verse Acts 22:3 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ζηλωτὴς zhlwthv
a zealot
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:12 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
ζηλωταί zhlwtai
a zealot
Read verse Galatians 1:14 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ζηλωτὴς zhlwthv
a zealot
Read verse Titus 2:14 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ζηλωτὴν zhlwthn
a zealot
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 3 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 3 Aligned forms 7 Case pattern Nominative (6) Number pattern Singular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Acts 1:13 · Acts 22:3 · Gal 1:14 3×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Acts 21:20 · 1 Cor 14:12 · 1 Pet 3:13 3×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Titus 2:14 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
One who is fervently devoted.
Showing 1 selected witness from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ζηλωτής is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Explains Paul’s former intensity against the church. Acts 22:1-5
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