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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(zealous). A name added to that of the
apostle
Simon
to distinguish him from Simon
Peter
, and to emphasize his membership of the party of Zealots (
Luke 6:15
15
Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes, (Luke 6:15)
). [SIMON, 4.]
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
See
SIMON
No. 2.
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
2208
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
Ζηλωτής
Transliteration:
Zelotes
Phonic:
dzay-lo-tace’
Meaning:
the same as
2207
; a Zealot, i.e. (specially) partisan for Jewish political independence
KJV Usage:
Zelotes
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
a zealot (especially for Jewish independence)
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Zealous; full of zeal; jealous:― applied to Simon, Luke 6:15. {Zelotes}