Acts 13:45:8Acts.13.45.W8TAB

ζήλου

dzêlou

of jealousy

Transliteration
DZÊ-lou
Extended
DZEH-looh
IPA
/ˈdzeː.luː/

Meaning by language

English
of jealousy

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Result
ζή + λου
dzê + lou
dzêlou

Alphabet Analysis

Zetaz — as in daze
Etai — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    DZÊ-lou

  2. sentence

    i-DON-tes de hoi iou-DAI-oi tous OKH-lous e-PLÊS-thê-san DZÊ-lou kai an-TE-le-gon tois hy-PO PAU-lou la-lou-ME-nois blas-phê-MOUN-tes

Exegesis

The passive verb eplesthesan {ἐπλήσθησαν | eplḗsthēsan} ‘they were filled’ takes the genitive zelou {ζήλου | zḗlou} ‘jealousy’ to express inward emotion.

In contextActs 13:45

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what was being said by Paul, blaspheming .

About this coordinate

Acts 13:45:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 13:45, so the Greek word ζήλου (dzêlou) 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 Acts.13.45.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.45.W8.S1) and character.