Hot
ζεστόςStrong’s G2200zestos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Zestos is the Greek word usually translated “hot”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.”
Meaning
Usually translated “hot”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- hot 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 2
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ζεστός zestos · hot
ζεστός, -ή, -όν (ζέω) [in Aq.: Lev.6:21; in Al.: Lev.7:12 * ;] boiling hot (Strab., al.): metaphorically, Rev.3:15-16.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “hot” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HOT, adjective
- Having sensible heat; opposed to cold; as a hot stove or fire; a hot cloth; hot liquors. hot expresses more than warm.
- Ardent in temper; easily excited or exasperated; vehement.
- Violent; furious; as a hot engagement or assault.
- Eager; animated;; brisk; keen; as a hot pursuit, or a person hot in a pursuit.
All definitions
- Lustful; lewd.
- Acrid; biting; stimulating; pungent; as hot as mustard or pepper.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.