be fervent

Greek Verb

ζέω [in LXX for רוּם, רָתַח, metaphorically, 4Ma.18:20;] to boil, be hot; metaphorically, of anger, love, zeal: ptcp, fervent: τ. πνεύματι, Act.18:25, Rom.12:11. (AS)

be fervent

Greek Verb

ζέω, contraction 3rd.pers. singular ζεῖ even in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; later Epic dialect ζείω [Refs 3rd c.BC+]subjunctive ζείῃσι Epic. in [Refs]; in late Prose ζέννυμι (which see): imperfect ζέε [Refs 8th c.BC+]future ζέσω (ἐξανα-) [Refs 4th c.BC+]: aorist ἔζεσα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect ζέσσα [Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, aorist ἐζέσθην (ἀπ-) [Refs 1st c.AD+]: perfect ἔζεσμαι [Refs]:—boil, seethe, of water, ἐπεὶ δὴ ζέσσεν ὕδωρ ἐνὶ ἤνοπι χαλκῷ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὡς δὲ λέβης ζεῖ ἔνδον as the kettle boils, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; rarely of solids, to be fiery hot, χθὼν ἔζεε [Refs 8th c.BC+] 2) ferment, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) metaphorically, boil or bubble up, τῆς θαλάσσης ζεσάσης [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἶνος ζεῖ [Refs 5th c.BC+] b) of passion, ὁπηνίκ᾽ ἔζει θυμός [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) with genitive, boil up or over with a thing, λίμνη ζέουσα ὕδατος καὶ πηλοῦ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πίθος ζ. [οἴνου] [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πεδία ζείοντ᾽ Ἀγαρηνῶν boiling, teeming with, [Refs 6th c.AD+]; of persons, ζ. σκωλήκων [Refs 3rd c.BC+] II) causal, make to boil, boil, τοὶ δὲ λοετρὰ πυρὶ ζέον [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; θυμὸν ἐπὶ Τροίῃ πόσον ἔζεσα; [Refs 1st c.AD+] II.2) exhale, ἀϋτμήν (variant{-μῇ}) [Refs 3rd c.BC+], Sanskrit yásati 'boil', OHG.jësan 'ferment', 'foam', Engl. yeast.)

Greek

Verb

to be hot (boil, of liquids; or glow, of solids), i.e. (figuratively) be fervid (earnest); be fervent; a primary verb