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Koine Greek wordlink #118831

SR GNT 1 Cor 14:12 ζηλωταί (zaʸlōtai) ‘also you_all because zealous you_all are of spirits for’ Strongs=22070 Lemma=zēlōtēs
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=59 AD

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Other uses (2) of identical word form ζηλωταί (N-NMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ζηλωταί’ (N-NMP) is always and only glossed as ‘zealous’.

Acts 21:20 ‘having believed and all zealous for the law they are being’ SR GNT Acts 21:20 word 29

OET-LV: 20 And they having _heard were _glorifying the god, and they _said to _him: You _are _observing, brother, how _many tens _of _thousands are among the Youdaiōns which having _believed, and they _are_ all _being zealous for _the law. (ACT_21:20)

OET-RV: 20 and when they’d heard all that they praised God and told Paul, “Brother, you’ve noticed how many thousands of Jews have believed in the messiah but they still strive to observe Mosheh’s laws. (ACT 21:20)

1 Pet 3:13 ‘if for the good zealous you_all may become’ SR GNT 1 Pet 3:13 word 10

OET-LV: 13 And who is the one going _to _mistreat you _all, if you _all _may _become zealous for _the good? (PE1_3:13)

OET-RV: 13 Then who would mistreat you if you all become active at doing good, (PE1 3:13)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘zēlōtēs’ have 3 different glosses: ‘the Farisaios_zaʸlōtaʸs_group_member’, ‘Farisaios_zaʸlōtaʸs_group_member’, ‘zealous’.

Greek words (4) other than ζηλωταί (N-NMP) with a gloss related to ‘zealous’

ACTs 22:3 ζηλωτής (zaʸlōtaʸs) N-NMS ‘of our ancestral law zealous being for god as’ SR GNT Acts 22:3 word 32

OET-LV: 3 I am a_ Youdaiōns _man, having _been _born in Tarsos of_ the _Kilikia, but having _been _brought _up in the this city, before the feet of _Gamaliaʸl/(Gamlī^ʼēl), having _been _instructed according _to the_exactness of _our ancestral law, being zealous the for_god, as all you _all are today, (ACT_22:3)

OET-RV: 3 “I am a Jew who grew up in this very city to study under Gamaliel. I’ve been raised according to every part of our ancestral law, working hard to obey God like all of you here today. (ACT 22:3)

GAL 1:14 ζηλωτής (zaʸlōtaʸs) N-NMS ‘descent of me more_abundantly zealous being of the paternal’ SR GNT Gal 1:14 word 15

OET-LV: 14 And I _was _progressing in the Judaism beyond many contemporaries in the descent of _me, being more _abundantly zealous of _the paternal traditions of _me. (GAL_1:14)

OET-RV: 14 I was progressing in Judaism quicker than many of my contemporaries, being so much more zealous in observing our ancient traditions. (GAL 1:14)

GAL 4:18 ζηλοῦσθαι (zaʸlousthai) V-NPP···· Lemma=zēloō ‘good it_is but to_be_being zealous in a good thing always’ SR GNT Gal 4:18 word 4

OET-LV: 18 But it _is good to _be _being _zealous in a_good thing always, and not only in the time me to _be _being _present with you _all. (GAL_4:18)

OET-RV: 18 It’s good to be enthusiastic about things that are always good, and not only at the times when I’m with you, brothers and sisters. (GAL 4:18)

TIT 2:14 ζηλωτήν (zaʸlōtaʸn) N-AMS ‘to himself a people chosen zealous of good works’ SR GNT Tit 2:14 word 18

OET-LV: 14 who gave himself for us, in _order _that he _may _redeem us from all lawlessness, and may _purify to _himself a_people chosen, zealous of _good works. (TIT_2:14)

OET-RV: 14 who gave himself for us in order to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify us into his chosen people, eager to do good things. (TIT 2:14)

Key: N=noun V=verb AMS=accusative,masculine,singular NMP=nominative,masculine,plural NMS=nominative,masculine,singular