Zelotes <2208>
zhlothv Zelotes
| Pronunciation: | dzay-lo-tace' |
| Origin: | the same as 2207 |
| Reference: | TDNT - 2:882,297 |
| PrtSpch: | n m |
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| In NET: | |
| In AV: | Zelotes 2 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Definition: | 1) one burning with zeal, a zealot 2) used of God as jealous of any rival and sternly vindicating his control 3) most eagerly desirous of, zealous for, a thing 3a) to acquire a thing, (zealous of) 3b) to defend and uphold a thing, vehemently contending for a thing From the time of the Maccabees there existed among the Jews a class of men, called Zealots, who vigorously adhered to the Mosaic law and endeavouring even by a resort to violence, after the example of Phinehas, to prevent religion from being violated by others; but in the latter days of the Jewish commonwealth they used their holy zeal as a pretext for the basest crimes. the same as 2208; a Zealot, i.e. (specially) partisan for Jewish political independence:-Zelotes. see GREEK for 2208 |
| Variations in Bible: | Zealot (NET, KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV) |
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