STRONGS G2205:
ζῆλος,
ζήλου,
ὁ, and (in
Philippians 3:6 L T Tr WH; (
2 Corinthians 9:2 T Tr WH))
τό ζῆλος (
Ignatius ad Trall. 4 [ET];
διά ζῆλος,
Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 4, 8 [ET] ("in Clement of Rome, §§ 3, 4, 5, 6 the masculine and neuter seem to be interchanged without any law" (
Lightfoot). For facts see especially Clement of Rome, edition 2 Hilgenfeld (1876), p. 7; cf. Wit. Appendix, p. 158;
Winers Grammar, § 9, N. 2;
Buttmann, 23 (20)); (from
ζέω (
Curtius, § 567;
Vanicek, p. 757)); the
Sept. for
קִנְאָה;
excitement of mind, ardor, fervor of spirit;
1. zeal, ardor in embracing, pursuing, defending anything:
2 Corinthians 12:11;
2 Corinthians 9:2;
κατά ζῆλος, as respects zeal (in maintaining religion),
Philippians 3:6; with the genitive of the object,
zeal in behalf of, for a person or thing,
John 2:17 from
Psalm 68:10 (
Ps. 69:10);
Romans 10:2 (1 Macc. 2:58;
Sophocles O. C. 943);
ὑπέρ τίνος, genitive of person,
2 Corinthians 7:7;
Colossians 4:13 Rec. with subject. genitive
ζήλῳ Θεοῦ, with a jealousy such as God has, hence, most pure and solicitous for their salvation,
2 Corinthians 11:2;
the fierceness of indignation, punitive zeal, πυρός (of penal fire, which is personified (see
πῦρ, at the end)),
Hebrews 10:27 (
Isaiah 26:11; Wis. 5:18).
2. an envious and contentious rivalry, jealousy:
Romans 13:13;
1 Corinthians 3:3;
James 3:14,
16;
ἐπλήσθησαν ζήλου,
Acts 5:17;
Acts 13:45; plural
ζῆλοι, now the stirrings or motions of
ζῆλος, now its outbursts and manifestations:
2 Corinthians 12:20;
Galatians 5:20; but in both passages
L T Tr (
WH, yet in Galatians, the passage cited
WH only in text) have adopted
ζῆλος (
ζῆλοι τέ καί φθόνοι,
Plato, legg. 3, p. 679 c.). (On the distinction between
ζῆλος (which may be used in a good sense) and
φθόνος (used only in a bad sense) cf.
Trench, Synonyms, § xxvi.; Cope on
Aristotle, rhet. 2, 11,
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Psalms
-
68:10; 69:10
- Isaiah
-
26:11
- John
-
2:17
- Acts
-
5:17; 13:45
- Romans
-
10:2; 13:13
- 1 Corinthians
-
3:3
- 2 Corinthians
-
7:7; 9:2; 9:2; 11:2; 12:11; 12:20
- Galatians
-
5:20
- Philippians
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3:6; 3:6
- Colossians
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4:13
- Hebrews
-
10:27
- James
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3:14; 3:16