ζηλεύω

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ζηλεύω (zēleúō), from Ancient Greek ζηλόω (zēlóō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ziˈlevo/
  • Hyphenation: ζη‧λεύ‧ω

Verb

ζηλεύω (zilévo) (simple past ζήλεψα, passive ζηλεύομαι)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) envy, be jealous/envious (to feel resent or wonder at someone for a perceived advantage, material or not)
    Τι ωραίο αμάξι που έχεις, ζηλεύω!Ti oraío amáxi pou écheis, zilévo!What a nice car you have, I'm jealous!
    Τον ζηλεύω για τα λεφτά και την ωραία οικογένειά του.Ton zilévo gia ta leftá kai tin oraía oikogéneiá tou.I'm jealous of his money and his lovely family.
  2. (transitive, more specifically) be jealous, suspect (to be suspecting rivalry in love; to be suspicious of a lover or spouse's fidelity)
    Ζηλεύει τη γυναίκα του και φοβάται να την αφήσει μόνη τους πουθενά.Zilévei ti gynaíka tou kai fovátai na tin afísei móni tous pouthená.He suspects his wife (of cheating) and won't let her go anywhere alone.
    • 1961, Alekos Sakellarios/Manos Hatzidakis, Ο Γλάρος:
      Και ζήλεψα τη βάρκα τη μικρή τη χιονάτη
      που της φιλούσε ο γλάρος το κατάλευκο πανί.
      And I was jealous of the small snow-white boat,
      Whose pure white sail the seagull kissed.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (envy): φθονώ (fthonó), εποφθαλμώ (epofthalmó), ζηλοτυπώ (zilotypó) (romantic and sexual context only)

Derived terms

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