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ζηλόω

Transliteration: zeloo · verb

11x in NTFirst: Acts 7:9
MeaningI am jealous, eager for
Part of speechverb
Frequency11x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsζηλώσαντες, ζηλοῦτε, ζηλοῖ, ζηλῶ, ζηλοῦσιν, ζηλοῦσθαι
Example versesActs 7:9 · Acts 17:5 · 1Cor 12:31 · 1Cor 13:4 · 1Cor 14:1
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What kind of word is ζηλόω?

ζηλόω (zeloo) is a verb that occurs 11 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I am jealous, eager for” and first appears in Acts 7:9.

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