ζηλωταὶ

zelotai

zealous followers

from ζηλόω; a "zealot":--zealous.

G2207

1 Peter 3:13 · Word #9

Lexicon G2207

Lemmaζηλωτής
Transliterationzēlōtḗs
Strong'sG2207
In-contextzealous followers
Literalzealots

Morphology N NOM M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaζηλωτής
Strong'sG2207

SIBI-P1 G2207-01

zeal-bearers

Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,NMP — noun, nominative case, masculine gender, plural number; functioning as a subject or predicate nominative in the clause.
Rendering RationaleThe noun ζηλωτής denotes a person characterized by ζῆλος (zeal, ardor). Rendering it as "zeal-bearers" preserves the root connection to zeal while clearly expressing the nominative masculine plural form (NMP) indicated in the morphology.

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Words from Root ζηλωτής (zealous one, ardent devotee, enthusiast, partisan, one burning with zeal)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2207-02 zeloten a zeal-ardent one
G2207-03 zelotes a zeal-bearer (masculine singular)

Word Usage (8 occurrences of G2207)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Luke 6:15 Ζηλωτὴν zeloten Zealot
Acts 1:13 Ζηλωτὴς zelotes Zealot
Acts 21:20 ζηλωταὶ zelotai zealous