Zebedee
ΖεβεδαῖοςStrong’s G2199Zebedaios
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Zebedaios is the Greek word usually translated “zebedee”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.”
Meaning
Usually translated “zebedee”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of zebedee 10
- zebedee 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 5
- Mark 4
- Luke 1
- John 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 10:2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
- Matthew 20:20Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
- Matthew 26:37And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
- Matthew 27:56Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.
- Mark 1:19And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
- Mark 1:20And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
Greek dictionary
Ζεβεδαῖος Zebedaios · Zebedee
Ζεβεδαῖος, -ου, ὁ (Heb. זְבַדְיָה; LXX: Ζαβδειά, Est.8:8 10:20; Ζαβαδαῖας, I Est.9:35; Ζαβαδαῖος, I Est.9:21) Zebedee, father of James and John the Apostles: Mat.4:21 10:2 20:20 26:37 27:56, Mrk.1:19-20 3:17 10:35, Luk.5:10, Jhn.21:2.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.