Greek word study

ζηλόωzēlóō I am jealous, eager for

(a) intrans: I am jealous, (b) trans: I am jealous of, with acc. of a person; I am eager for, am eager to possess, with acc. of a thing.

Translated in the King James as: affect, covet (earnestly), (have) desire, (move with) envy, be jealous over, (be) zealous(-ly affect)

Appears 12 times in Scripture

Origin: from G2205 (ζῆλος);

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Where it appears

Acts 2×
Acts 7:9Acts 17:5
1 Corinthians 4×
1 Cor 12:311 Cor 13:41 Cor 14:11 Cor 14:39
2 Corinthians 1×
2 Cor 11:2
Galatians 3×
Gal 4:17Gal 4:18+ 1 more in Galatians
James 1×
James 4:2
Revelation 1×
Rev 3:19

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.