"ζηλωτής" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ζηλωτής in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /zdɛː.lɔː.tɛ̌ːs/, /zi.loˈtis/, /zi.loˈtis/, /zdɛː.lɔː.tɛ̌ːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ze̝.loˈte̝s/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /zi.loˈtis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /zi.loˈtis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /zi.loˈtis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ζηλόω (zēlóō, “to emulate”) + -τής (-tḗs, masculine agentive suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|ζηλόω|-τής|pos2=masculine agentive suffix|t1=to emulate}} ζηλόω (zēlóō, “to emulate”) + -τής (-tḗs, masculine agentive suffix) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ζηλωτοῦ|m|first}} ζηλωτής • (zēlōtḗs) m (genitive ζηλωτοῦ); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ζηλωτής|οῦ}} Forms: zēlōtḗs [romanization], ζηλωτοῦ [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ὁ ζηλωτής [nominative, singular], ζηλωτᾱ́ [dual, nominative], οἱ ζηλωταί [nominative, plural], τοῦ ζηλωτοῦ [genitive, singular], ζηλωταῖν [dual, genitive], ζηλωτῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ ζηλωτῇ [dative, singular], ζηλωταῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς ζηλωταῖς [dative, plural], τὸν ζηλωτήν [accusative, singular], ζηλωτᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τοὺς ζηλωτᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], ζηλωτᾰ́ [singular, vocative], ζηλωτᾱ́ [dual, vocative], ζηλωταί [plural, vocative]
  1. emulator, zealous admirer or follower
    Sense id: en-ζηλωτής-grc-noun-nuWQi64j Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τής, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension: 76 24 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τής: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54
  2. zealot
    Sense id: en-ζηλωτής-grc-noun-9mG701m5 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57
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      "ipa": "/zdɛː.lɔː.tɛ̌ːs/",
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      "ipa": "/ze̝.loˈte̝s/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/zi.loˈtis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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