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Koine Greek wordlink #127120

SR GNT Gal 4:18 ζηλοῦσθαι (zaʸlousthai) ‘good it_is but to_be_being zealous in a good thing always’ Strongs=22060 Lemma=zēloō
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=present voice=passive
Year=58 AD Refers to Word #127039

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Only use of identical word form ζηλοῦσθαι (V-NPP····) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ζηλοῦσθαι’ (V-NPP····) is always and only glossed as ‘to_be_being zealous’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘zēloō’ have 8 different glosses: ‘are being_jealous’, ‘be being_zealous’, ‘having been_jealous’, ‘is being_jealous’, ‘to_be_being zealous’, ‘I am being_jealous’, ‘they are being_zealous’, ‘you_all may_be being_zealous’.

Greek words (6) other than ζηλοῦσθαι (V-NPP····) with a gloss related to ‘zealous’

ACTs 21:20 ζηλωταί (zaʸlōtai) N-NMP Lemma=zēlōtēs ‘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)

ACTs 22:3 ζηλωτής (zaʸlōtaʸs) N-NMS Lemma=zēlōtēs ‘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)

1 COR 14:12 ζηλωταί (zaʸlōtai) N-NMP Lemma=zēlōtēs ‘also you_all because zealous you_all are of spirits for’ SR GNT 1 Cor 14:12 word 5

OET-LV: 12 Thus also you _all, because zealous you _all _are of _spirits, because/for the building of _the assembly, be _seeking that you _all _may _be _being _plentiful. (CO1_14:12)

OET-RV: 12 and it’s the same with all of you. Because you all want spiritual things in order to help grow the assembly, then strive to have many of them. (CO1 14:12)

GAL 1:14 ζηλωτής (zaʸlōtaʸs) N-NMS Lemma=zēlōtēs ‘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)

TIT 2:14 ζηλωτήν (zaʸlōtaʸn) N-AMS Lemma=zēlōtēs ‘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)

1 PET 3:13 ζηλωταί (zaʸlōtai) N-NMP Lemma=zēlōtēs ‘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)

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