ζηλ-όω

I vie with, emulate, to be jealous of, envy, to be jealous, through jealousy

c. acc. pers., vie with, emulate, τινα Th. 2.37, Pl. R. 553a, Michel 1007.29 (Teos, ii B.C.):—Pass., Phld. Rh. 1.125S., etc.: c. acc. rei, Th. 2.64; in bad sense, to be jealous of, envy, ζηλοῖ δέ τε γείτονα γείτων Hes. Op. 23, cf. h.Cer. 168, 223, Theoc. 6.27; τὴν αὑτοῦ γυναῖκα LXX Si. 9.1: abs., to be jealous, 1 Ep.Cor. 13.4; ζηλώσαντες through jealousy, Act. Ap. 7.9.

b to be jealous for

c. acc. pers., to be jealous for, LXX Nu. 11.29.

2 esteem, pronounce happy, admire, praise, to be deemed fortunate

esteem or pronounce happy, admire, praise, τινά τινος one for a thing, S. El. 1027, Isoc. 4.91; ζηλῶ σε τῆς εὐβουλίας Ar. Ach. 1008 (lyr.); τῆς εὐγλωττίας Id. Eq. 837; τῆς εὐτυχίας τὸν πρέσβυν Id. V. 1450 (lyr.); τοῦ πλούτου X. Smp. 4.45; τινὰ ἐπί τισι IG 12(5).860.47 (Tenos, i B.C.): more rarely, ζ. τινά τι S. Aj. 552; ζ. σε ὁθούνεκα . . A. Pr. 332; τὴν πόλιν, ὅτι . . X. HG 6.5.45; πολλά σε ζηλῶ βίου, μάλιστα δʼ εἰ . . S. Fr. 584: c. part., σε ζ. θανόντα πρὶν κακῶν ἰδεῖν βάθος A. Pers. 712 (tro

II desire emulously, strive after, affect

c. acc.rei, desire emulously, strive after, affect, ὁ μὲν δόξης ἐπιθυμεῖ καὶ τοῦτʼ ἐζήλωκε D. 2.15; ἀρετήν Id. 20.141; ἀστρολογίαν Epicur. Ep. 2p.53U.; μάθησιν PSI 1.94.9 (ii A.D.); πίστιν Cod.Just. 1.1.3.2:—Pass., ἡ ἀρετὴ ὑπὸ πάντων τῶν ἀνθρώπων ζηλοῦται Lys. 2.26; τὰ ζηλούμενα Arist. Rh. 1360b34.

III pay zealous court to

also of persons, pay zealous court to, Ep.Gal. 4.17:—Pass., ib. 18.