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Lexicon :: Strong's G2206 - zēloō

Aa
ζηλόω
Transliteration
zēloō (Key)
Pronunciation
dzay-lo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:882,297

Strong’s Definitions

†ζηλόω zēlóō, dzay-lo'-o; from G2205; to have warmth of feeling for or against:—affect, covet (earnestly), (have) desire, (move with) envy, be jealous over, (be) zealous(-ly affect).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G2206 in the following manner: zealously affect (2x), more with envy (2x), envy (1x), be zealous (1x), affect (1x), desire (1x), covet (1x), covet earnestly (1x), miscellaneous (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G2206 in the following manner: zealously affect (2x), more with envy (2x), envy (1x), be zealous (1x), affect (1x), desire (1x), covet (1x), covet earnestly (1x), miscellaneous (2x).

  1. to burn with zeal

    1. to be heated or to boil with envy, hatred, anger

      1. in a good sense, to be zealous in the pursuit of good

    2. to desire earnestly, pursue

      1. to desire one earnestly, to strive after, busy one's self about him

      2. to exert one's self for one (that he may not be torn from me)

      3. to be the object of the zeal of others, to be zealously sought after

    3. to envy

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ζηλόω zēlóō, dzay-lo'-o; from G2205; to have warmth of feeling for or against:—affect, covet (earnestly), (have) desire, (move with) envy, be jealous over, (be) zealous(-ly affect).
STRONGS G2206:
ζηλεύω; equivalent to ζηλόω, which see;
1. to envy, be jealous: Simplicius in Epictetus c. 26, p. 131, Salinas edition. (c. 19, 2, p. 56, 34 Didot) οὐδείς τῶν τ' ἀγαθόν τό ἀνθρώπινον ζητούντων φθονει ἤ ζηλευει πότε.
2. in a good sense, to imitate emulously, strive after: ἔργα ἀρετῆς, οὐ λόγους, Demosthenes quoted in Stab. flor. app. 14, 7, iv. 384, Gaisf. edition; intransitive, to be full of zeal for good, be zealous: Revelation 3:19 L T Tr text WH, for Rec. ζήλωσον (cf. WH's Appendix, p. 171).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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Revelation
3:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2206 matches the Greek ζηλόω (zēloō),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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“The patriarchs G3966 became G2206 jealous G2206 of Joseph G2501 and sold G591 him into Egypt G125. Yet God G2316 was with him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:5 - But the Jews G2453, becoming G2206 jealous G2206 and taking G4355 along G4355 some G5100 wicked G4190 men G435 from the marketplace G60, formed G3792 a G3792 mob G3792 and set G2350 the city G4172 in G2350 an G2350 uproar G2350; and they attacked G2186 the house G3614 of Jason G2394 and were seeking G2212 to bring G4254 them out G4254 to the people G1218.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:31 - But earnestly G2206 desire G2206 the greater G3173 gifts G5486.

And yet G2089, I am going to show G1166 you a far G5236 better G5236 way G3598.

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Love G26 is G3114 patient G3114, love G26 is kind G5541, it is G2206 not jealous G2206; love G26 does not brag G4068, it is not arrogant G5448.

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Pursue G1377 love G26, yet G1161 earnestly G2206 desire G2206 spiritual G4152 gifts, but especially G3123 that you may prophesy G4395.

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Therefore G5620, my brothers G80 and sisters, earnestly G2206 desire G2206 to prophesy G4395, and do not forbid G2967 speaking G2980 in tongues G1100.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:2 - For I am G2206 jealous G2206 for you with a godly G2316 jealousy G2205; for I betrothed G718 you to one G1520 husband G435, to present G3936 you as a pure G53 virgin G3933 to Christ G5547.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:17 - They eagerly G2206 seek G2206 you, not [fn]in a commendable G2573 way G2573, but they want G2309 to shut G1576 you out G1576 so G2443 that G2443 you will seek G2206 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:18 - But it is good G2570 always G3842 to be eagerly G2206 sought G2206 [fn]in a commendable G2570 way G2570, and not only G3440 when G1722 I am G3918 present G3918 with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:2 - You lust G1937 and do not have G2192, so you commit G5407 murder G5407. And you are G2206 envious G2206 and cannot G1410 G3756 obtain G2013, so you fight G3164 and quarrel G4170. You do not have G2192 because G1223 you do not ask G154.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:19 - ‘Those G3745 whom G3745 I love G5368, I rebuke G1651 and discipline G3811; therefore G3767 be zealous G6041 and repent G3340.
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