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ζῆλος

zelos · ὁ

jealousy, eager rivalry, emulation, zeal for

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Where it lives

  • James 2 · 11.7/10k
  • 2 Corinthians 5 · 11.15/10k
  • Philippians 1 · 6.26/10k
  • Canticum 1 · 5.14/10k
  • Galatians 1 · 4.58/10k
  • Ecclesiastes 2 · 4.42/10k
  • Psalmi Salomonis 2 · 4.2/10k
  • Menexenus 2 · 4.16/10k
  • Zacharias 2 · 4.15/10k
  • Romans 2 · 2.85/10k
  • Proverbia 3 · 2.7/10k
  • Odae 1 · 2.46/10k

Densest 12 of 42 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant — LSJ

jealousy, eager rivalry, emulation

jealousy (= φθόνος), Hes. Op. 195, S. OT 1526: coupled with φθόνος by Democr. 191, Lys. 2.48, Pl. Phlb. 47e, 50c, Lg. 679c (pl.); εἰς ζῆλον ἰέναι Id. R. 550e: more usu. in good sense, eager rivalry, emulation, Id. Mx. 242a, Arist. Rh. 1388a30.

2 zeal for, emulation, passion

c. gen. pers., zeal for one, ξυναίμων S. OC 943; κατὰ ζῆλον Ἡρακλέους in emulation of him, Plu. Thes. 25; ζ. πρός τινα Luc. Dem.Enc. 57: abs., passion, PGrenf. 1.1.13 (ii B.C.).

3 rivalry, emulous desire, ambitions

c. gen. rei, ζῆλον . . γάμων ἔχουσα causing rivalry for my hand, E. Hec. 352; ζ. ἀζήλων καὶ φόβον ἀφόβων Phld. Oec. p.66J.; ζ. τῶν ἀρίστων emulous desire for . . , opp. φυγὴ τῶν χειρόνων, Luc. Ind. 17; ἀνδραγαθίας Plu. Cor. 4; so ζ. πρός τι Phld. Rh. 2.53S., Plu. Per. 2; ζ. περὶ τὰ στρατιωτικά Str. 14.2.27: pl., ambitions, Phld. Rh. 2.54S.

4 fervour, zeal, indignation

fervour, zeal, LXX 4 Ki. 19.31, al., 1 Ep.Cor. 14.1, al.; indignation, ζ. πυρός Ep.Hebr. 10.27.

5

personified as son of Styx, brother of Βία, Κράτος, Νίκη, Hes. Th. 384.

II pride, honour, glory

pride, honour, glory, S. Aj. 503; ζ. καὶ χαρά D. 18.217; τὸν αὐτὸν ἔχει ζῆλον ὁ στέφανος, ib. 120; ζῆλον καὶ τιμὴν φέρει τῇ πόλει Id. 23.64, cf. 18.273, 60.33.

III spirit, tastes, interests

spirit, τῆς πολιτείας Plb. 4.27.8: pl., tastes, interests, τοῖς ἀπὸ διαφόρων ἐπιτηδευμάτων, βίων, ζήλων, ἡλικιῶν, Longin. 7.4.

2 style

esp. in Lit. Crit., style, τοῦ Ἀσιανοῦ λεγομένου ζήλου Str. 14.1.41, cf. Plu. Ant. 2.

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Where it came from

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