Strong G2199G2199GΖεβεδαῖος

Zebedee

Transliteration: Zebedaios
Pronunciation: dzeb-ed-ah'-yos
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Of Hebrew origin (compare [H2067]);
Zebedaeus an Israelite: - Zebedee.

Meaning of the name

Zebedee, "Yahweh bestows"

Detailed definition

Ζεβεδαῖος, -ου, ὁ (Heb. זְבַדְיָה; LXX: Ζαβδειά, Est.8:8 10:20; Ζαβαδαῖας, I Est.9:35; Ζαβαδαῖος, I Est.9:21)
Zebedee, father of James and John the Apostles: Mat.4:21 10:2 20:20 26:37 27:56, Mrk.1:19-20 3:17 10:35, Luk.5:10, Jhn.21:2.†
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In the biblical story

Zebedee

Father of the apostles James and John

Zebedee was the father of James and John, two of Jesus' twelve apostles, and was a fisherman by trade.

In the Bible

Strong G2199G appears in 11 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

Matthew 4:21
And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
Matthew 10:2
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
Matthew 20:20
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
Matthew 26:37
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
Matthew 27:56
Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.
Mark 1:19
And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
Mark 1:20
And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
Mark 3:17
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
Mark 10:35
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.
Luke 5:10
And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
John 21:2
There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.