King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2199
Transliteration: Zebedaios
Phonetic Spelling: (dzeb-ed-ah'-yos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: Zebedee, the father of the apostles James and John
Meaning: Zebedee -- the father of the apostles James and John
Ζεβεδαῖος, Ζεβεδαίου, ὁ, Zebedee (זַבְדַי for זַבְדִּי (i. e. my gift), a form of the proper name which occurs a few times in the O. T., as 1 Chronicles 27:27 (the Sept. Ζαβδι), munificent (others for זְבַדְיָה gift of Jehovah); from זָבַד to give), a Jew, by occupation a fisherman, husband of Salome, father of the apostles James and John: Matthew 4:21; Matthew 10:2 (3);; Mark 1:19; Mark 3:17; Mark 10:35; Luke 5:10; John 21:2.
Word Summary
Zebedaios: Zebedee, the father of the apostles James and John
Original Word: ΖεβεδαῖοςTransliteration: Zebedaios
Phonetic Spelling: (dzeb-ed-ah'-yos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: Zebedee, the father of the apostles James and John
Meaning: Zebedee -- the father of the apostles James and John
Strong's Concordance
Zebedee. Of Hebrew origin (compare Zabdiy); Zebedaeus, an Israelite -- Zebedee.
see HEBREW Zabdiy
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2199: ΖεβεδαῖοςΖεβεδαῖος, Ζεβεδαίου, ὁ, Zebedee (זַבְדַי for זַבְדִּי (i. e. my gift), a form of the proper name which occurs a few times in the O. T., as 1 Chronicles 27:27 (the Sept. Ζαβδι), munificent (others for זְבַדְיָה gift of Jehovah); from זָבַד to give), a Jew, by occupation a fisherman, husband of Salome, father of the apostles James and John: Matthew 4:21; Matthew 10:2 (3);