LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

zēlōtēs

zēlōtēs m (genitive zēlōtae)
Classical[zeːˈɫoː.teːs]Ecclesiastical[d͡zeˈlɔː.tes]

Meaning

  1. a person who loves with jealousy; a jealous person
  2. a zealot or one who is zealous for a cause
    Nōn adōrābis ea, neque colēs: ego sum Dominus Deus tuus fortis, zēlōtēs, vīsitāns inīquitātem patrum in fīliōs, in tertiam et quārtam generātiōnem eōrum quī ōdērunt mē.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.c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Exodus.20.5

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativezēlōtēszēlōtae
genitivezēlōtaezēlōtārum
dativezēlōtaezēlōtīs
accusativezēlōtēnzēlōtās
ablativezēlōtēzēlōtīs
vocativezēlōtēzēlōtae

zēlōtes, ae, m., = ζηλωτής,
I. one that loves with jealousy, one that is jealous (eccl. Lat.); of God, Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 28; 4, 25; Vulg. Exod. 20, 5 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*yeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yéh₂los
  3. Ancient Greek ζῆλος(zêlos)
  4. Ancient Greek -όω(-óō)
  5. Ancient Greek ζηλόω(zēlóō)
  6. Ancient Greek -τής(-tḗs)
  7. Latinzēlōtēs

Ancient Greek ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs)bor. Latin zēlōtēs Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs).

Descendants
  • GermanZelot
  • Italianzelota
  • Englishzealotfrom Middle English zelote
  • Hungarianzelóta
  • Dutchzelootfrom Middle Dutch zelote
  • Polishzelota
  • TranslingualZelotes

Quick answers

What does zēlōtēs mean in Latin?
zēlōtēs, a noun, means “a person who loves with jealousy; a jealous person; a zealot or one who is zealous for a cause”.
What is the genitive of zēlōtēs?
The genitive singular is zēlōtae. zēlōtēs is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce zēlōtēs?
In classical Latin, [zeːˈɫoː.teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡zeˈlɔː.tes].
Where does zēlōtēs come from?
Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *yéh₂los → Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos) → Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) → Ancient Greek ζηλόω (zēlóō) → Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) → Latin zēlōtēs.