1 Corinthians 14:12:51 Cor.14.12.W5TAB
ζηλωταί
dzēlōtai
“zealots”
- Transliteration
- dzē-lō-TAI
- Extended
- dzeh-loh-TAI
- IPA
- /dzeː.lɔːˈtai/
Meaning by language
- English
- zealots
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
dzē-lō-TAI
- sentence
HOU-tōs KAI hy-MEIS e-PEI dzē-lō-TAI ES-te pneu-MA-tōn pros tēn oi-ko-do-MĒN tês ek-klē-SI-as dzē-TEI-te HI-na pe-ris-SEU-ē-te
Exegesis
The causal conjunction epei {ἐπεὶ | e-peí} introduces a causal clause, followed by the predicate nominative zelotai {ζηλωταί | zē-lō-taí} with the copula este {ἐστε | é-ste}, yielding ‘since you are zealous’.
Root and etymology
zēloōzeta–eta–lambda–omicron–omega
“to be zealous, deeply eager”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:12
So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek to excel for the building up of the church.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Corinthians 14:12, so the Greek word ζηλωταί (dzēlōtai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.14.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.12.W5.S1) and character.