ΖεβεδαῖοςZebedaîos
Zebedæus, an Israelite
Greek (New Testament) · G2199
Meanings
Zebedee, father of James and John the Apostles: Matthew 4:21, Matthew 10:2, Matthew 20:20, Matthew 26:37, Matthew 27:56, Mark 1:19, Mark 1:20, Mark 3:17, Mark 10:35, Luke 5:10, John 21:2.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:21 A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them to come, too.
- Matthew 10:2 Here are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (also called Peter), then Andrew (Peter’s brother), James (son of Zebedee), John (James’s brother),
- Matthew 20:20 Then the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus with her sons. She knelt respectfully to ask a favor.
- Matthew 26:37 He took Peter and Zebedee’s two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed.
- Matthew 27:56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James and Joseph), and the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee.
- Mark 1:19 A little farther up the shore Jesus saw Zebedee’s sons, James and John, in a boat repairing their nets.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.