Zealot
ζηλωτήςStrong’s G2208zēlōtēs
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Zēlōtēs is the Greek word usually translated “zealot”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,”
Meaning
Usually translated “zealot”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- zealot 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
ζηλωτής zēlōtēs · Zealot
Ζηλωτής In FlJ, NT, a Zealot, member of the Jewish party so called: as surname of the Apostle Simon, Luk.6:15, Act.1:13.† (AS)
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.