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The New Testament Greek Lexicon

 Strong's Number:  2205 encodedOriginalWord
Original WordWord Origin
 ζῆλος  from (2204)
Transliterated WordPhonetic Spelling
 zēlos dzay'-los
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Parts of SpeechTDNT
 Noun 2:877,297
 Definition
 
  1. excitement of mind, ardour, fervour of spirit
    1. zeal, ardour in embracing, pursuing, defending anything
      1. zeal in behalf of, for a person or thing
      2. the fierceness of indignation, punitive zeal
    2. an envious and contentious rivalry, jealousy
 Translated Words
 KJV (17) - emulation, 1; envy, 1; envying, 5; fervent mind, 1; indignation, 2; jealousy, 1; zeal, 6;

NAS (16) - fury, 1; jealousy, 9; zeal, 6;

 Verse Count
KJVNAS
 
John1
Acts2
Romans2
1 Corinthians1
2 Corinthians5
Galatians1
Philippians1
Colossians1
Hebrews1
James2
 
John1
Acts2
Romans2
1 Corinthians1
2 Corinthians5
Galatians1
Philippians1
Hebrews1
James2
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TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament;

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The New Testament Greek Lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries. Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. http://www.lockman.org/.

Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Zelos". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon".
<http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=2205>.  

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