zelotes
See also: zélotes
Gothic
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /zeːˈloː.teːs/, [zeːˈɫoː.teːs]
Noun
zēlōtēs m (genitive zēlōtae); first declension
- a person who loves with jealousy; a jealous person
- 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Exodus.20.5:
- Non adorabis ea, neque coles: ego sum Dominus Deus tuus fortis, zelotes, visitans iniquitatem patrum in filios, in tertiam et quartam generationem eorum qui oderunt me.
- Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.
- Non adorabis ea, neque coles: ego sum Dominus Deus tuus fortis, zelotes, visitans iniquitatem patrum in filios, in tertiam et quartam generationem eorum qui oderunt me.
Inflection
First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ēs.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zēlōtēs | zēlōtae |
| Genitive | zēlōtae | zēlōtārum |
| Dative | zēlōtae | zēlōtīs |
| Accusative | zēlōtēn | zēlōtās |
| Ablative | zēlōtē | zēlōtīs |
| Vocative | zēlōtē | zēlōtae |
Descendants
References
- zelotes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- zelotes in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- zelotes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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