Zelotes <2208>

zhlothv Zelotes

Pronunciation:dzay-lo-tace'
Origin:the same as 2207
Reference:TDNT - 2:882,297
PrtSpch:n m (noun masculine)
In Greek:
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: KJV -- Zelotes.
see GREEK for 2208
Related Hebrew:-
Variations
in Bible
:Zealot (NET, KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV)



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