Lesson 76 Amplified -- ZELOS

 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. 

1^st 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? 

1^st 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. 

2^nd 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! 

2^nd 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. 

2^nd 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. 

2^nd 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].” 

1^st 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