- Transliteration: Zelos

- Phonetic: dzay'-los

- Definition:

1. excitement of mind, ardour, fervour of spirit

a. zeal, ardour in embracing, pursuing, defending anything

1. zeal in behalf of, for a person or thing

2. the fierceness of indignation, punitive zeal

b. an envious and contentious rivalry, jealousy

- Origin: from G2204" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2204

- TDNT entry: 16:37,3

- Part(s) of speech: Noun

- Strong's: From G2204" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2204; properly heat that is (figuratively) zeal (in a favorable sense ardor; in an unfavorable one jealousy as of a husband [figuratively of God] or an enemy malice): - emulation envy (-ing) fervent mind indignation jealousy zeal.