Word study · Greek
zēlos
zeal, jealousy
Say it: DZAY-los (approximate)
ζῆλος
What it means
Zeal, jealousy. "What zeal" (7:7, 7:11), and "your zeal has stirred up very many" (9:2); "I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy" (11:2).
Range of meaning
- ZealPassionate devotion.
- JealousyEnvy.
In 2 Corinthians
- Chapter 7
"What zeal" (7:7, 7:11).
- Chapter 11
"I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy" (11:2).
Every verse (5)
Verses where G2205 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources