Zēlōtḗs — G2207

G2207 · Greek — ζηλωτής

Pronunciation: dzay-lo-tace'

Definition

masculine noun

a "zealot"

  1. absolutely, for the Hebrew קַנָּא, used of God as jealous of any rival and sternly vindicating his control
  2. with the genitive of the object
    1. to acquire a thing (zealous of)
    2. to defend and uphold a thing, vehemently contending for a thing (zealous for)

Usually translated as

zealous

Origin

from G2206

Occurrences

Zēlōtḗs occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Acts (2), 1 Corinthians (1), Galatians (1), Titus (1)

Strong's Lexicon — Z