Zebedee

[ zeb-i-dee ]

noun
  1. the father of the apostles James and John. Matthew 4:21.

Origin of Zebedee

1
From Late Latin Zebedaeus, from Greek Zebedaîos, from Hebrew Zabdī, shortening of Zabdīʾēl or Zabdīyāh “Gift of God”

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Zebedee

/ (ˈzɛbɪˌdiː) /


noun
  1. New Testament the father of the apostles James and John (Matthew 4:21)

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