G2581 – Kananaios – Καναναῖος – Canaanite [by mistake for a derivative from G5477]
- Strong’s ID:
- G2581
- Greek Word:
- Καναναῖος
- Transliteration:
- kananaios / Kananaios
- Pronunciation:
- kan-an-ee’-tace
- Part of Speech:
- noun proper masculine
- Usage Count:
- 2
- Search:
- Find “Kananaios” in the Bible (New Testament)
Strong’s Greek Lexicon
of Aramaic origin [compare H7067]; zealous; Cananites, an epithet:—Canaanite [by mistake for a derivative from G5477].
Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.
Thayer’s Greek Definitions
Canaanite = “zealous”
1) the surname of apostle Simon, otherwise known as “Simon Zelotes”
Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.