Zēlóō — G2206

Definition

verb

to have warmth of feeling for or against

1. to envy, be jealous
2. in a good sense, to imitate emulously, strive after
3. absolutely, to be heated or to boil (A. V. to be moved) with envy, hatred, anger
4. transitive, τί, to desire earnestly, pursue
1. to envy one

Usually translated as

affect, envy, zealously affect, covet, desire, zealous, be jealous over

Origin

from G2205

• zēlos (G2205)

Occurrences

Zēlóō occurs 12 times in 11 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Acts (2), 1 Corinthians (4), 2 Corinthians (1), Galatians (2), James (1), Revelation (1)

• Acts 7:9 — And the patriarchs, moved with envy (ζηλώσαντες), sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
• Acts 17:5 — But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy (ζηλώσαντες), took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
• 1 Corinthians 12:31 — But covet earnestly (ζηλοῦτε) the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
• 1 Corinthians 13:4 — Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth (ζηλοῖ) not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
• 1 Corinthians 14:1 — Follow after charity, and desire (ζηλοῦτε) spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
• 1 Corinthians 14:39 — Wherefore, brethren, covet (ζηλοῦτε) to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
• 2 Corinthians 11:2 — For I am jealous (ζηλῶ) over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
• Galatians 4:17 — They zealously affect (ζηλοῦσιν) you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
• Galatians 4:17 — They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect (ζηλοῦτε) them.
• Galatians 4:18 — But it is good to be zealously affected (ζηλοῦσθαι) always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
• James 4:2 — Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have (ζηλοῦτε), and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
• Revelation 3:19 — As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous (ζηλωσον) therefore, and repent.