Zēlōtḗs — G2208

Definition

masculine noun

a Zealot, i.e. (specially) partisan for Jewish political independence

1. one burning with zeal, a zealot
2. used of God as jealous of any rival and sternly vindicating his control
3. most eagerly desirous of, zealous for, a thing
1. to acquire a thing, (zealous of)
2. to defend and uphold a thing, vehemently contending for a thing

Usually translated as

Zelotes

Origin

the same as G2207

• zēlōtḗs (G2207)

Occurrences

Zēlōtḗs occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1), Acts (1)

• Luke 6:15 — Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphæus, and Simon called Zelotes (ζηλωτὴν),
• Acts 1:13 — And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes (ζηλωτὴς), and Judas the brother of James.