English
Zebedee
Zebedee comes from Ancient Greek Ζεβεδαῖος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΖεβεδαῖοςZebedaîos
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Zebedee
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΖεβεδαῖοςZebedaîos
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Zebedee
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And going from thence, he saw other two brethren,…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ζεβεδαῖος
Today it means
name The father of the Apostles James and John in the Bible.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ζεβεδαῖος / Zebedee