2208 Zelotes {dzay-lo-tace'}   
   
與2207同; TDNT - 2:882,297;陽性名詞   
   
AV - Zelotes 2; 2   
   
1) 奮銳黨 (#路 6:15; 徒 1:13|)   
   自瑪克比時代起,有一群猶太人稱為奮銳黨,嚴守摩西律法,甚至不惜訴諸暴力   
   以免自己的宗教信仰被侵犯.   
   



2208 Zelotes {dzay-lo-tace'} 
 
the same as 2207; TDNT - 2:882,297; n m 
 
AV - Zelotes 2; 2 
 
1) one burning with zeal, a zealot 
2) used of God as jealous of any rival and sternly vindicating 
   his control 
3) most eagerly desirous of, zealous for, a thing 
   3a) to acquire a thing, (zealous of) 
   3b) to defend and uphold a thing, vehemently contending for a thing 
 
From the time of the Maccabees there existed among the Jews a class 
of men, called Zealots, who vigorously adhered to the Mosaic law and 
endeavouring even by a resort to violence, after the example of 
Phinehas, to prevent religion from being violated by others; but in 
the latter days of the Jewish commonwealth they used their holy zeal 
as a pretext for the basest crimes.