- ζῆλος
- ζῆλοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `zeal, emulation, jealousy' (Hes. Op. 195).Other forms: Dor. ζᾶλος (late also n.; cf. ὄνειδος, μῖσος a. o.; s. Schwyzer 521, Schwyzer-Debrunner 38)Compounds: As 1. member in ζηλό-τυπος `formed by zeal, jealous' with -τυπέω, -τυπία (Att.); often as 2. member, e. g. ἄ-, κακό-ζηλος, Dor. Πολύ-ζαλος PN.Derivatives: ζηλήμων `jealous' (ε 118, Call., Opp.; after the adj. in -ήμων, s. Chantraine Form.173; diff. Specht KZ 59, 51) with ζηλημοσύνη (Q. S.); ζηλαῖος `id.' (AP); ζηλοσύνη = ζῆλος (h. Ap. 100; cf. Porzig Satzinhalte 227); ζήλη f. `female rival' (X. Eph. 2, 112, Aristaenet. 1, 25 codd.). Denomin. verbs: 1. ζηλόω `vie with, emulate' (IA since Hes. Op. 23) with ζήλωσις `emulation, jealousy' (Th.), ζήλωμα `emulation, happiness' (E., D.), ζηλωτής `emulator, admirer', "zealot" (Att., hell.), -ωτικός `emulating' (Arist.); 2. ζᾱλέω `be sealous for' (Delphi Ia); 3. ζηλεύω = ζηλόω (Demokr. 55 [v. l.], Simp. in Epikt. [VIp]), -ευτής (Eust.).Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [506] *ieh₂- `be excited, revenge'Etymology: Perh. to ζητέω, s. v.), δίζημαι (s. v.); uncertain. Several hypotheses in Bq, and Pok. 501.Page in Frisk: 1,612-613
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.