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Strong's #2581: Kananites (pronounced kan-an-ee'-tace)

of Chaldee origin (compare 7067); zealous; Cananites, an epithet:--Canaanite (by mistake for a derivative from 5477).




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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Kananitēs

Canaanite = "zealous"

1) the surname of apostle Simon, otherwise known as "Simon Zelotes"

Part of Speech: noun proper masculine




Usage:

This word is used 2 times:

Matthew 10:4: "Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed"
Mark 3:18: "and Simon the Canaanite,"









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