Zealot
ζηλωτήςStrong’s G2207zēlōtēs
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Zēlōtēs is the Greek word usually translated “zealous”, “zealous ones” and “zealous one”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”
Meaning
Usually translated “zealous”, “zealous ones” and “zealous one”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- zealous 4
- zealous ones 1
- a zealous one 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- 1 Corinthians 1
- Galatians 1
- Titus 1
- 1 Peter 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 21:20And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
- Acts 22:3I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
- 1 Corinthians 14:12Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
- Galatians 1:14And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
- 1 Peter 3:13And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
Greek dictionary
ζηλωτής zēlōtēs · zealot
ζηλωτής, -οῦ, ὁ (ζηλόω), [in LXX for קַנָּא (θεὸς ζ.), Exo.20:5 34:14, Deu.4:24 5:9 6:15; קַנּוֹא, Nam.1:2 (θεός); pl., I Est.8:72; ζ. τῶν νόμων, 2Ma.4:2;τὸν ζ. Φινεές, 4Ma.18:12 (cf. Num.25:11)* ;] 1. in cl. an emulator, zealous admirer (Plat., al.). 2. eagerly desirous, zealous; (a) absol., as in OT, ll. with; (b) with genitive obj.: (zealous to acquire or to defend), 1Co.14:12, Tit.2:14, 1Pe.3:13; τ. νόμου (2Mac, l.with), Act.21:20; παραδόσεων, Gal.1:14; with genitive of person(s), θεοῦ, Act.22:3. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “zealot” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ZEALOT, noun
Zelot. One who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor. It is generally used in dispraise, or applied to one whose ardor in intemperate and censurable. The fury of zealots was one cause of the destruction of Jerusalem.
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.