Zebedaios · Zebedee

What it means

Zebedaios (Ζεβεδαῖος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Zebedee”.

A fisherman of Galilee, father of James and John.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• Matthew×6
• Mark×4
• Luke×1
• John×1

• Matthew 4:21

  And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

• Matthew 10:2

  Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee and John his brother;

• Matthew 20:20

  Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, bowing down and asking something of him.

• Matthew 26:37

  And taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be grieved and distressed.

• Matthew 27:56

  among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

• Mark 1:19

  And going on a little, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

• Mark 1:20

  And at once he called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, they went away after him.

• Mark 3:17

  and James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (and he gave them the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder);

• Mark 10:35

  And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come up to him, saying to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask you.”

• Luke 5:10

  and likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.”

• John 21:2

  Simon Peter, and Thomas, who is called Didymus, and Nathanael, who was from Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.

And 1 more times.