ZELOS
American: heat, zeal, ardor; jealousy, envy,
malice
Hebrew Aramaic: qana
(to be jealous, to be envious)
ZELOO
American: having heat, zeal, ardor; holding jealousy,
envy, malice
ZELOTES
-- ZELOTAI
American singular: zealous one, zealot --
plural: zealous ones, zealots
As
we see above, zelos may be positive (fervent or enthusiastic) or
negative (jealous or malicious). Christians typically were of the positive frame
of mind while the Judaeans, typically were of the negative frame of mind.
Almost Greek: (Words in italics
are translator’s additions)
Galatians
4.16: So, was I then also caused to be an enemy of yours by professing truth to you? They [the Judaizers] zelousin
[are hot, have zeal, have ardor, have jealosy, have envy, have malice]
for you. Conversely (not virtuously), they decide to exclude you in order that
you will be zeloute for them. Now, it is always virtuous to be virtuously sought after and not merely
in [during] my presence with you.
1st
Corinthians 3: Brothers, I was unable to speak to you as to spiritual ones, conversely, as to fleshy ones; as to infants in the Christo [Anointed
One, Messiah, Christ]. I gave you milk to drink and not food for then you
weren’t able to digest solid spiritual
food; neither now are you yet able, conversely, for you are fleshy. For
from where in you is zelos,
quarrelling and disunion? You aren’t fleshy and not walk down to man, do you?
1st
Corinthians 14.6: But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in glossais, how
will I be opheleso [useful] to you, except I speak to you
either in revelation or in knowledge or in propheteia [inspired speech,
prophesy] or in teaching? Now, apsuchos [lifeless, dead, inanimate] instruments giving phone [sound,
tone, voice, noise] (whether pipe or lyre), if they don’t give a variety of
utterance, how will the tune being
piped, or the music being strummed be
known? For if a bugle gives an indistinct phone, who will ready himself for battle? So also, if you give (via glosses) not-clear
logos [word], how will the word
being said be known for you will be speaking into air. So many effective kinds
of phonon are in the kosmo [universe, world, cosmos] and not even one is
aphonos [voiceless, mute]. If then, I not know the dunamin [force,
power] of the phones, I will be a
barbaros [foreigner, non-Greek, barbarian] to the one speaking and he speaking will
be a barbaros to me. So also, you, since you are zelotai of the
spiritual to the upbuilding of the ekklesias, seek interpretation in order that you may superabound.
2nd
Corinthians 7.5: For even when I came into Macedonia, our [my] flesh
hadn’t rest; conversely, we were [I was] crowded [distressed] in
every way; externally battles, internally fears. Conversely, Theos, the One parakalon [calling near,
inviting, urging, exhorting, encouraging, solacing] the depressed,
parekalesen us [me] by the return of Titus, and not only by his return;
conversely, the paraklesei with which he was pareklethe over your telling us of
your longing for, your mourning for, your zelon for me, causes me to be more joyful. Because
even if I grieved you in the first
letter, I not regret it now, even
though I did regret it then. For I
see that that letter (even if indeed it grieved you for an hour) has caused change. Now, I am joyful, not
that you were grieved; conversely, that you were grieved to metanoian [thinking
differently, turning about 180 degrees, repenting]. For you grieved down to
the choice of Theos in order that you
might not be injured in even one word
emergent from me. For sadness down to the
choice of Theos works metanoian to irrevocable soterian [rescue, safety,
salvation] but worldly sadness fully works out death. Notice this same issue (for you to be grieved down to the choice of Theos), how much it fully
worked out (in you) spouden [speed, alacrity, eagerness], also apologian
[a plea, giving an account, a defense], also indignation, also fear,
also a longing, also zelon, also retribution!
2nd
Corinthians 9: It is superfluous for me to write to you with respect in fact to
the serving of the hagion in Judea. I
know your predisposition (which as to you, I boast to Macedonia) that Achaia
has been prepared from last year and your zelos stimulates the majority.
2nd
Corinthians 11: I would ask
that you endure me in a little foolishness; conversely, endure me indeed
because I am zelo for you with godly zelo.
2nd
Corinthians 12.19: You think that I
am again defending myself. Before
Theos, in the Christo, I speak the whole truth
for your upbuilding, agapetoi. Now, I
fear lest coming, I somehow find you not what I wish and may be found by you not
what you wish. How is it among you? Is
there quarreling, zeloi, thumoi [passions, anger, indignation], intrigues,
defamations, whisperings, haughtiness, instability?
Romans
10: Brothers, truly my heart’s delight and my petition to Theos (over Israel)
is toward soterian. For I testify to them that they have zelon to Theos; conversely, not down to complete
discernment. For being ignorant of the dikaiosunen [equity, justification,
rightness] of Theos and seeking to establish their own dikaiosunen, they not
submitted to the dikaiosune of Theos. For the Christos is the goal (toward dikaiosunen) of The Law to everyone
pisteuonti [having faith].
Romans
11: I say then, didn’t Theos shove [push away] His people? Not let it be
caused to be! for I also am an Israelite emergent from the spermatos [descendants]
of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. Theos hasn’t thrust away His people
(whom He knew beforehand) or not know you what the Graphe [Scripture, part
of Old Testament] says (in Elia [in Hebrew; “Elijah” in American:
“Whose God is YHWH”]), how He entreats Theos down to Israel saying, “Kurie,
they have slain Your prophetai [before tellers, prophets], undermined
Your places of sacrifice. I alone am left, and they seek my psuchen [soul, life, psyche, ego].”
1st KINGS
19.10: Elijah said, “I was qana [zelos] for YHWH (Elohiym
of the Host of Heaven) but the sons of Israel have relinquished
Your blood covenant. They have pulled
down Your altars. They have smitten Your nabiy(s)
[prophetai] with swords and
I alone remain, and they seek to take my nephesh [psuche].”
Romans
12.9: Sincerely agape. Utterly detest poneron [hurtful], sticking
[bonding] to good. In philadelphia [brotherly love], philostorgoi
[love as family] one another. In time [value, esteem, dignity] lead the way for others
in spoude [speed, alacrity, eagerness], not in laziness. Be serving the Kurio in zeontes [fervent,
ardent] pneumati [spirit], rejoicing in elpidi [expectation,
hope], persevering in stress, constantly in proseuche [humbly begging
God, prayer], sharing [contributing] to the needs of the hagion;
pursuing hospitality. Elulogeite [Speak well of, praise, bless] those pursuing [persecuting] you;
elulogeite and not put a curse upon them.
Colossians
4.12: Epaphras [“Lovely”] (the one
emergent from you) hugs you. He is a
slave of the Christou, always struggling over you in his proseuchais in order
that you may stand complete and be made replete in all the thelemati [determination,
choice, decision, decree] of Theos. For I testify (as to him) that
he has much zelon over you, those of
Laodicea and those of Hierapolis [“Sacred City”], Phrygia.
Philippians
3: Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Kurio. To write the same things to you again truly isn’t irksome to me but is security for you. Watch out
for the dogs [male prostitutes]! Watch out for the workers of kakia [worthlessness]!
Watch out for the mutilated [circumcised] only in body! for we are
the circumcised in soul, serving
Theos by the Hagios Pneuma of Theos,
boasting in Jesus, the Christo; not relying in the flesh. And yet I (myself) might even have reliance also in
the flesh. If anyone else thinks [has a mind] to rely in the flesh, I (myself)
far more: circumcised the eighth day after
birth, emergent from the kin of Israel (of the tribe of Benjamin), a Hebrew
emergent from Hebrews; down to The Law a Pharisee, down to zelon pursuing [persecuting] the ekklesian [assemblies,
churches]; blameless down to dikaiosunen in The Law. But whatever
things were gain to me, I have deemed loss for the sake of the Christou.
Acts 5.17: Now,
standing up, the high priest and all those with him (this being the party [sect]
of the Sadducees) were filled of zelou and throwing their hands upon the
apostolous, they also publicly put
them in custody.
Acts 7.8: “And He gave
to him [Abraham] a disposition [blood covenant] of circumcision.
And accordingly, he fathered Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day after his birth. And Isaac fathered Jacob and Jacob fathered the
twelve patriarchs. And the patriarchs zelosantes [having heat:
jealousy, envy, malice] toward Joseph, they
gave him away into Egypt.
Acts 13.44: Now, the
coming [next] sabbath, all the city was convened to hear the Logon of
Theos. Now, seeing the throng, the Judaeans were filled with zelou and
disputed the words being spoken
through Paul; disputing and blasphemountes [speaking irreverently, speaking profanely, blaspheming].
Acts
17.3: “The Same is the Christos [Anointed One, Mashiyach] this Jesus Whom I kataggell [promulgate,
publish, officially make known] to you.”
And some emergent from
them [Thessalonians] were convinced and associated with Paul and Silas;
both a large crowd of the reverent Greeks and not a puny number of the foremost gunaikon [women]. Now, zelosantes
[having heat: jealousy, envy, malice], the apeithountes [without-faith]
Jews took to themselves some vulgar men and drawing a crowd, started a riot in the city.
James
3.13: Who is wise and knowing [knowledgeable] in [among] you? Let
him show (emergent from his kalos [beautiful, virtuous] behavior) his
works, with humility of wisdom. But if you have bitter zelon and intrigue in your heart, don’t exult over this and lie against the truth. This
isn’t the wisdom coming down from above but is earthly, bestial, demonic. For
where zelos and intrigue are, there
is instability and every foul deed. But the wisdom from above is first truly
pure, then peaceable, appropriate, easily persuaded, replete with compassion
and good fruits, impartial, and unfeigned. The seed of the fruit of dikaiosunes is sown in shalom [safety,
peace, health, happiness, prosperity, friendship] for those making shalom.
End of Seventy-sixth
Lesson