- Transliteration: Zeloo

- Phonetic: dzay-lo'-o

- Definition:

1. to burn with zeal

a. to be heated or to boil with envy, hatred, anger

1. in a good sense, to be zealous in the pursuit of good

b. to desire earnestly, pursue

1. to desire one earnestly, to strive after, busy one's self about him

2. to exert one's self for one (that he may not be torn from me)

3. to be the object of the zeal of others, to be zealously sought after

c. to envy

- Origin: from G2205" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2205

- TDNT entry: 16:42,3

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G2205" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2205; to have warmth of feeling for or against: - affect covet (earnestly) (have) desire (move with) envy be jealous over (be) zealous (-ly affect).