Greek word · G4524
Σαδώκ
sadōk
Zadok
A Greek spelling of Hebrew Tsadoq, from the root ts-d-q, 'to be in the right, just, righteous'. The name means something like 'righteous' or 'vindicated'.
Appears 2 times in 1 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·
What it means
From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
In depth
From the study of Matthew 1:14
- Range of meaning
A Greek spelling of Hebrew Tsadoq, from the root ts-d-q, 'to be in the right, just, righteous'. The name means something like 'righteous' or 'vindicated'.
- Against the English
Modern versions have 'Zadok', following the Hebrew. KJV has 'Sadoc', following the Greek and Latin spelling, so English readers may not see that it is the same name as David's priest.
- Used elsewhere in the period
The name of David's and Solomon's priest (2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Kings 1). His descendants, the 'sons of Zadok', held the high priesthood until the second century BC (Ezekiel 44:15). The Dead Sea Scrolls community looked to the 'sons of Zadok' as the true priests, and the Sadducees' name is probably taken from his. By the Second Temple period (the era of the rebuilt temple, about 515 BC to AD 70) it was a common Jewish name.
Where it appears
Matthew · 2
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Matthew 1:14 Σαδώκ· Σαδὼκ Zadok;, Zadok
Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
Here: Greek form of Hebrew Tsadoq, 'righteous, just'. It is a famous name because of David's priest Zadok, but this Zadok belongs to the royal line of Judah, not the priestly one. Here he is the object, 'fathered Zadok'.
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