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G2203 Ζεύς (Zeús)
Greek
Noun, Masculine
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Zeus

Biblical Persons & Places

Zeus A male deity in the New Testament
A male deity in the New Testament; called Zeus (Ζεύς, Δίς)

Strong's Definition

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

Derivation: of uncertain affinity;

KJV Usage: Jupiter

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

[Διά, see Ζεύς.] STRONGS NT 2203: Διός [Διός, see Δίσ.] STRONGS NT 2203: Δίσ῟Δίσ῟, an unused nominative for Ζεύς, genitive Διός, accusative Διά (Διαν, Act_14:12 Tdf. edition 7; see in ἄρρην. and Buttmann, 14 (373)), Zeus, Jupiter, the supreme divinity in the belief of Greeks and Romans; the father of gods and men: Act_14:12 f. (2Ma_6:2.) (Cf. Ζεύς.) STRONGS NT 2203: ΖεύςΖεύς (but genitive, Διός (dative Διι<), are. Διά (or Διαν) (from old nominative Δίσ῟), Zeus, corresponding to Latin Jupiter (A. V.): Act_14:12 (see Δίσ῟); ὁ ἱερεύς τοῦ Διός τοῦ ὄντος πρό τῆς πόλεως, the priest of Zeus whose temple was before the city, Act_14:13 (cf. Meyer at the passage)). See Δίσ῟.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

Ζεύς Zeus 2x the supreme god of the Greeks answering to the Jupiter of the Romans, Act_14:12-13

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Ζεύς , gen ., Διός , dat ., Διΐ , acc , Δία (Δίαν , D, al. ), Zeus (Lat. Jupiter): Act_14:12-13 .†

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

Ζεύς [Etym: the obl. cases formed from *di/s, gen. Διός; dat. Διΐ, Δί [ι_], acc. Δία] [Etym: in Poets also, Ζηνός, Ζηνί, Ζῆνα] [Etym: in later doric Ζάν, Ζανός, etc.:—] "Zeus", Lat. Ju-piter, father of gods and men, son of Kronos and Rhea, hence called Κρονίδης, Κρονίων, husband of Hera: — Hom. makes him rule in the lower air (ἀήρ); hence rain and storms come from him, Ζεὺς ὕει, etc.:—in oaths, οὐ μὰ Ζῆνα Hom. , attic; so μὰ Δία, νὴ Δία, attic Ζεὺς καταχθόνιος, "Pluto", Il.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

Ζεύς genitive, Διός, dative, Διΐ, accusative, Δία (Δίαν, D, al.), Zeus (Lat. Jupiter): Act.14:12-13.† (AS)

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