Strong's Number G2207

ζηλωτής

zelotes · dzay-lo-tace'

Transliteration:

zelotes{dzay-lo-tace'}

Word Origin:

from 2206

TDNT:

2:882,297

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

a "zealot"

Usage in the KJV:

zealous 5

Total: 5
Occurs 8 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

one burning with zeal, a zealot
used of God as jealous of any rival and sternly vindicating his control
most eagerly desirous of, zealous for, a thing
1. to acquire a thing, (zealous of)
2. to defend and uphold a thing, vehemently contending for a thing