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Breezy Greek

ζήλος (zílos)

English: zeal

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About ζήλος

As a noun, ζήλος is of the masculine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.

Pronunciation

IPA: ˈzi.los
Hyphenation: ζή‧λος

Definitions & Examples

  • noun:
    zeal
    Examples:
    • θρησκευτικός ζήλος (thriskeftikós zílos) — religious zeal
    • υπερβάλλων ζήλος (ypervállon zílos) — exaggerated zeal (in expressions)