ζηλόω

zēloō
be eager
Strong’s G2206Verb11 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

do earnestly desire2
having envied1
having become jealous1
do be desirous of1
is envious1
i am jealous as to1
they are zealous after1
you may be zealous after1

In the text

Abbott-Smith

ζηλόω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for קָנָא pi. ;]
1. to burn with envy or jealousy, to be jealousy: absol., Act.7:9 17:5, 1Co.13:4, Jas.4:2 (R, mg., cf. Mayor, in l).
2. to seek or desire eagerly: with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.12:31 14:1 14:39 (cf. Sir.50:18, Wis.1:12); with accusative of person(s), 2Co.11:2, Gal.4:17; pass., Gal.4:18.†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.