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ζῆλος

Transliteration: zelos · noun

16x in NTFirst: John 2:17
Meaningeagerness, zeal, rivalry
Part of speechnoun
Frequency16x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsζῆλος, ζήλου, ζῆλον, ζήλῳ
Example versesJohn 2:17 · Acts 5:17 · Acts 13:45 · Rom 10:2 · Rom 13:13
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What kind of word is ζῆλος?

ζῆλος (zelos) is a noun that occurs 16 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “eagerness, zeal, rivalry” and first appears in John 2:17.

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