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Lexicon :: Strong's G2199 - zebedaios

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Ζεβεδαῖος
Transliteration
zebedaios (Key)
Pronunciation
dzeb-ed-ah'-yos
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin, cf זַבְדִּי (H2067)
mGNT
12x in 2 unique form(s) TR
12x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Ζεβεδαῖος Zebedaîos, dzeb-ed-ah'-yos; of Hebrew origin (compare H2067); Zebedæus, an Israelite:—Zebedee.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G2199 in the following manner: Zebedee (12x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G2199 in the following manner: Zebedee (12x).

  1. Zebedee = "my gift"

    1. a fisherman of Galilee, the father of the apostles James the Great and John, and the husband of Salome

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ζεβεδαῖος Zebedaîos, dzeb-ed-ah'-yos; of Hebrew origin (compare H2067); Zebedæus, an Israelite:—Zebedee.
STRONGS G2199:
Ζεβεδαῖος, -ου, ὁ, Zebedee (זַבְדַי for זַבְדִּי [i. e. my gift], a form of the proper name which occurs a few times in the O. T., as 1 Chronicles 27:27 (Sept. Ζαβδί), munificent, [others for זְבַדְיָה gift of Jehovah]; from זָבַד to give), a Jew, by occupation a fisherman, husband of Salome, father of the apostles James and John: Matthew 4:21; Matthew 10:2 (3); Matthew 20:20; 26:37; 27:56; Mark 1:19; Mark 3:17; Mark 10:35; Luke 5:10; John 21:2.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Chronicles
27:27
Matthew
4:21; 10:2-3; 20:20; 26:37; 27:56
Mark
1:19; 3:17; 10:35
Luke
5:10
John
21:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2199 matches the Greek Ζεβεδαῖος (zebedaios),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:21 - And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:2 - The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:20 - Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:37 - And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:56 - among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:19 - And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:20 - And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:17 - James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:35 - And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:10 - and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:2 - Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.
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