Greek - English Dictionary
G2206 - Desire
| Strong's No.: | G2206 |
| Greek: | ζηλόω |
| Transliteration: | zēloō |
| Phonetic: | dzay-lo'-o |
| Word Origin: | From G2205 |
| Bible Usage: | affect covet (earnestly) (have) desire (move with) envy be jealous over (be) zealous (-ly affect). |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to have warmth of feeling for or against |
| Thayers 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 |
| Bible References:
Desire |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
affect ( 2 )
affected ( 1 )
covet ( 1 )
desire ( 1 )
earnestly ( 1 )
envieth ( 1 )
envy ( 2 )
have ( 1 )
jealous ( 1 )
zealous ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.