Word study · Greek
zēlōtēs
zealot, one who is zealous
Say it: dzay-lo-TACE (approximate)
ζηλωτής
What it means
One who is passionately devoted, and also the name of the political movement of Zealots who resisted Rome. James says the Jewish believers are "all zealous for the law" (21:20); Paul himself had been "zealous for God" (22:3). Simon the Zealot is among the twelve.
Range of meaning
- Zealous personOne passionately devoted.
- ZealotA member of the resistance movement.
In Acts
- Chapter 21
"They are all zealous for the law" (21:20).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G2207 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources