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Strong's #2205 - ζῆλος
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ζῆλος, ου, ὁ,
later εος, τό, Philippians 3:6 codd. opt.; Dor. ζᾶλος IG 12 (5).891, etc.: —
I
1. jealousy (= φθόνος), Hes. Op. 195, S. OT 1526: coupled with φθόνος by Democr. 191, Lys. 2.48, Pl. Phlb. 47e, 50c, Lg. 679c (pl.); εἰς ζῆλον ἰέναι Id. R. 550e: more usu. in good sense, eager rivalry, emulation, Id. Mx. 242a, Arist. Rh. 1388a30.
2. c. gen. pers., zeal for one, ξυναίμων S. OC 943; κατὰ ζῆλον Ἡρακλέους in emulation of him, Plu. Thes. 25; ζ. πρός τινα Luc. Dem.Enc. 57: abs., passion, PGrenf. 1.1.13 (ii B.C.).
3. c. gen. rei, ζῆλον.. γάμων ἔχουσα causing rivalry for my hand, E. Hec. 352; ζ. ἀζήλων καὶ φόβον ἀφόβων Phld. Oec. p.66J.; ζ. τῶν ἀρίστων emulous desire for.., opp. φυγὴ τῶν χειρόνων, Luc. Ind. 17; ἀνδραγαθίας Plu. Cor. 4; so ζ. πρός τι Phld. Rh. 2.53S., Plu. Per. 2; ζ. περὶ τὰ στρατιωτικά Str. 14.2.27: pl., ambitions, Phld. Rh. 2.54S.
4. fervour, zeal, LXX 4 Ki. 19.31, al., 1 Corinthians 14:1,al.; indignation, ζ. πυρός Hebrews 10:27.
5. personified as son of Styx, brother of Βία, Κράτος, Νίκη, Hes. Th. 384.
II pride, honour, glory, S. Aj. 503; ζ. καὶ χαρά D. 18.217; τὸν αὐτὸν ἔχει ζῆλον ὁ στέφανος, ib.120; ζῆλον καὶ τιμὴν φέρει τῇ πόλει Id. 23.64, cf. 18.273, 60.33.
III
1. spirit, τῆς πολιτείας Plb. 4.27.8: pl., tastes, interests, τοῖς ἀπὸ διαφόρων ἐπιτηδευμάτων, βίων, ζήλων, ἡλικιῶν, Longin. 7.4.
2. esp. in Lit. Crit., style, τοῦ Ἀσιανοῦ λεγομένου ζήλου Str. 14.1.41, cf. Plu. Ant. 2.
ζῆλος , -ου , ὁ ,
and in late Gk., also -εος , τό (2 Corinthians 9:2, Philippians 3:6),
[in LXX for H7068, Numbers 25:11, al.;]
1. zeal: 2 Corinthians 7:11; 2 Corinthians 9:2; κατά ζῆλος , Philippians 3:6; c. gen. obj., John 2:17 (LXX), Romans 10:2; seq. ὑπέρ , 2 Corinthians 7:7; c. gen. subj., θεοῦ , 2 Corinthians 11:2; πυρός , Hebrews 10:27 (cf. Isaiah 26:11, Wisdom of Solomon 5:18, and cf. Westc., in l).
2. jealousy: Romans 13:13, 1 Corinthians 3:3; 1 Corinthians 3:2 2 Corinthians 12:20, Galatians 5:20 (WH, txt, RV), James 3:14; James 3:16; πλησθῆναι ζήλου Acts 5:17; Acts 13:45; pl., ζῆλοι (v. B1., § 32, 6), Galatians 5:20, WH, mg.†
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ζῆλος occurs twice in the Alexandrian erotic fragment P Grenf I. 1.13 (ii/B.C.) μέλλω μαίνεσθαι, ζῆλος γάρ με ἔχει καὶ κατακαίομαι καταλελειμμένη, and .17 εὐδοκῶ ζήλῳ δουλεύειν ἐπιμανοῦσα ὁρᾶν —passages which support ";fervour"; rather than ";emulation"; as the primary idea (ζέω) of the word : cf. Ellicott on 1 Corinthians 14:1. In 2 Corinthians 9:2, Philippians 3:6 the word is neuter (as in MGr), but elsewhere in the NT it is masculine, as always in the LXX. In the Psalms of Solomon both genders are found : cf. WH Notes.2, p. 165.
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