Acts 22:3:26Acts.22.3.W26TAB
ζηλωτὴς
dzêlôtês
“a zealot”
- Transliteration
- dzê-lô-TÊS
- Extended
- dzê-lô-TÊS
- IPA
- /dzɛː.lɔːˈtɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- a zealot
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 | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
dzê-lô-TÊS
- sentence
e-GO EI-mi a-NÊR iou-da-I-os ge-gen-nê-ME-nos en tar-SÔ tês ki-li-KI-as a-na-te-thra-ME-nos de en tê PO-lei TAU-tê pa-RA tous PO-das ga-ma-li-ÊL pe-pai-deu-ME-nos ka-TA a-KRI-bei-an tou pa-TRÔ-i-ou NO-mou dzê-lô-TÊS hy-PAR-khōn tou the-OU ka-THŌS PAN-tes hy-MEIS ES-te SÊ-me-ron
Exegesis
The structure then shifts to zēlōtēs huparchōn tou theou {ζηλωτὴς ὑπάρχων τοῦ θεοῦ | zēlōtḗs hupárchōn tou theoû}, a circumstantial participial clause that characterizes him as 'being a zealot for God.' This is balanced by the comparative clause kathōs pantes humeis este sēmeron {καθὼς πάντες ὑμεῖς ἐστε σήμερον | kathṓs pántes humeîs éste sḗmeron}, 'just as you all are today,' which aligns his former zeal with their present zeal. The syntax builds rapport: Paul fully shares their heritage, training, and fervor, preparing the audience to hear his defense as one of their own.
Root and etymology
zēloōzeta–eta–lambda–omicron–omega
“to be zealous, to be eager”
In context — Acts 22:3
I am a man, a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the strictness of the ancestral law, being zealous for God , just as all of you are today .
About this coordinate
Acts 22:3:26 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 26 of Acts 22:3, so the Greek word ζηλωτὴς (dzêlôtês) 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.22.3.W26, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.3.W26.S1) and character.