Greek · G2208

Ζηλωτής

A Zealot, i.e. (specially) partisan for Jewish political independence

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Ζηλωτής G2208

Pronunciation Zēlōtḗs

What does Ζηλωτής (Zēlōtḗs) mean in the Bible?

Ζηλωτής (Zēlōtḗs) is a Greek word meaning "a Zealot, i.e. (specially) partisan for Jewish political independence".

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What does Ζηλωτής (Zēlōtḗs) mean in the Bible?

e. (specially) partisan for Jewish political independence".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2208?

G2208 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek word. a Zealot, i.e. (specially) partisan for Jewish political independence

Strong's G2208

Lexical occurrences 1 verse Word forms 1 form 1 reference

Verse guides 0 guides

Source Gloss

a Zealot, i.e. (specially) partisan for Jewish political independence

Extended definition

:--Zelotes.

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (1)

Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Luke 6:15 1×

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