UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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Καναναῖος

MainId: 002586000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: κ

StrongCodes: G2581a

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 002586001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun-name, m.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: Καναναῖος
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -ου
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 002586001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 11.88
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes
  LEXSubDomains: Socio-Political
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-09-10 18:43:04
    DefinitionShort: (the Aramaic equivalent of {L:ζηλωτής}[b] and not in any way related to the geographical terms Cana or Canaan) a member of a Jewish nationalistic group seeking independence from Rome
    Glosses: ['zealot', 'nationalist']
    Comments: It is possible that {L:ζηλωτής} in {S:04200601500024} and Καναναῖος in {S:04001000400006} function not so much as a designation of an individual belonging to the particular Jewish nationalistic party (according to some scholars such a party may not have been organized at that time), but of one whjo is simply zealous for national independence (see {L:ζηλωτής}[a] ‘enthusiast, zealous person,’ {D:25.77}). Therefore, one might speak of Simon as ‘Simon the patriot’ (the same applies to {S:04400101300062}, the only other occurrence of ζηλωτής[b] in the NT). To render ζηλωτής[b] as ‘armed insurrectionist’ or ‘guerilla fighter’ (as some translators have suggested) would be reading into the text more than is specifically warranted.
  LEXReferences: MAT 10:4, MARK 3:18