Menu
G2203 Ζεύς (Zeús)
Greek
‹ G2202 Greek Dictionary G2204 ›

Quick Definition

Ζεύς, Διός, Δία (acc.), ὁ n.m. Zeus

Strong's Definition

of uncertain affinity; in the oblique cases there is used instead of it a (probably cognate) name Dis deece, which is otherwise obsolete Zeus or Dis (among the Latins, Jupiter or Jove), the supreme deity of the Greeks

KJV Usage: Jupiter

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

noun-name, m. | Διός · acc. Δία

93.138 · Names of Persons and Places · Persons

Zeus the chief Greek deity

ACT 14:12 · ACT 14:13

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Ζεύς, [but gen. Διός, (dat. Aw), ace. Ala (or Δίαν), (fr. old nom. Ais), Zeus, corresponding to Lat. Jupiter (A. V.): Acts xiv. 12 (see Ais); ὁ ἱερεὺς τοῦ Διὸς τοῦ ὄντος πρὸ τῆς πόλεως, the priest of Zeus whose temple was before the city, ibid. 13 (cf. Meyer ad loc.)]. See δίς." téw; to boil with heat, be hot; often in Grk. writ.; thus of water, Hom. Il. 18, 349; 21, 362 (365); metaph. used of ‘ boiling’ anger, love, zeal for what is good or bad, ete. (Tragg., Plat., Plut., al.) ; ζέων (on this uncontracted form cf. Bitm. Ausf. Spr. for his School Gram. (Robinson’s trans.)] § 105 N. 2, i. p. 481; Matthiae i. p- 151; [Hadley § 371 b.]) τῷ πνεύματι, fervent in spirit, said of zeal for what is good, Acts xviii. 25; Ro. xii. 11; ef. esp. Riickert and Fritzsche on Ro. 1. c.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

Ζεύς Zeus 2x

the supreme god of the Greeks answering to the Jupiter of the Romans, Acts 14:12, 13*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Ζεύς gen., Διός, dat., Διΐ, acc., Δία (Δίαν, D, al.),

Zeus (Lat. Jupiter): Ac 14:12, 13.†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

Ζεύς, Δίς (Zeus, Dis) — Zeus. Ζεύς, ὁ, nominative [Refs 8th c.BC+], once written Ζηύς [Refs]; Boeotian dialect Δεύς (which see); vocative Ζεῦ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; late Δεΐ [Refs]; accusative Δία, rarer than Διός, Διί in [Refs 8th c.BC+], frequently later (cf. Sanskrit dyaús, genitive divás, locative diví 'sky', 'heaven', 'day', locative also dyávi,= Latin “Jove”, accusative dyā´m,= Latin diem,= Gr. Ζῆν (see. below)): also nominative Ζήν probably in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; genitive dative accusative Ζηνός, Ζηνί, Ζῆνα, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Coan Ζηνί [Refs 4th c.BC+]; accusative Ζῆν (Ζῆν᾽ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Cretan dialect Ττηνός, Ττηνί, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; nominative Δήν Hdn.Gr.2.911:—Doric dialect and Attic dialect-Ionic dialect forms with α (of doubtful origin), nominative Ζάν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ζανός and Ζανί, [Refs]; accusative Ζᾶνα [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; nominative Ζάς [Refs 6th c.BC+]; Δάν (which see); Τάν Head [Refs]; nominative Δίς [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; Ζεῦν falsa lectio for Ζῆν᾽ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὦ Ζεῦ καὶ πάντες θεοί, ὦ Ζεῦ καὶ θεοί, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in oaths, οὐ μὰ Ζῆνα, twice in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; νὴ τὸν Δία or νὴ Δία, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ τὸν Δία alone, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: proverbial of enormous wealth, τῷ Διὶ πλούτου πέρι ἐρίζειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. of other deities, Ζ. καταχθόνιος,= Πλούτων, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of non-Greek divinities, Ζ. Ἄμμων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; frequently of Semitic Baalim, Z. Βεελβώσωρος, etc., [Refs 1st c.AD+]; Z. Ὠρομάσδης,= [Refs 1st c.BC+]

III. of persons, ὁ σχινοκέφαλος Z., iron. of Pericles, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in flattery of kings, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ξέρξης ὁ τῶν Περσῶν Z. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the Roman emperors, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; Νέρων Z. Ἐλευθέριος [Refs]; Ζῆνα τὸν Αἰνεάδην [Refs 1st c.AD+]

IV. Διὸς ἀστήρ the planet Jupiter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Διὸς ἡμέρα a day of the week, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

V. [Refs 4th c.BC+] name for the monad, [Refs]

Everything we make is available for free because of a generous community of supporters.

Donate