Simon the Zealot
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Simon the Zealot is a figure in the New Testament traditionally recognized as one of Jesus Christ’s twelve apostles, distinguished by his epithet suggesting former association with a Jewish nationalist movement.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Simon the Zealot canonical | 8 |
| the Zealot | 2 |
| Simon the Zealous | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T453851 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simon the Zealot Context triple: [Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution), hasMember, Simon the Zealot]
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A.
Saviors
Saviors is a studio album by Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong’s band, known for its politically charged punk rock sound and socially conscious themes.
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B.
Thorns
Thorns is the commonly used shorthand name for Portland Thorns FC, a professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon.
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C.
Litany
The Litany is a traditional Christian form of responsive prayer, especially prominent in Anglican worship, consisting of a series of petitions and supplications recited by a leader and answered by the congregation.
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D.
Iconoclastic Fury
Iconoclastic Fury was a wave of Protestant mob attacks on Catholic churches and religious images in the Low Countries in 1566, which helped ignite the broader conflict of the Eighty Years' War.
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E.
Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simon the Zealot Target entity description: Simon the Zealot is a figure in the New Testament traditionally recognized as one of Jesus Christ’s twelve apostles, distinguished by his epithet suggesting former association with a Jewish nationalist movement.
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A.
Saviors
Saviors is a studio album by Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong’s band, known for its politically charged punk rock sound and socially conscious themes.
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B.
Thorns
Thorns is the commonly used shorthand name for Portland Thorns FC, a professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon.
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C.
Litany
The Litany is a traditional Christian form of responsive prayer, especially prominent in Anglican worship, consisting of a series of petitions and supplications recited by a leader and answered by the congregation.
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D.
Iconoclastic Fury
Iconoclastic Fury was a wave of Protestant mob attacks on Catholic churches and religious images in the Low Countries in 1566, which helped ignite the broader conflict of the Eighty Years' War.
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E.
Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament person
ⓘ
apostle ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| appearsInListOf |
twelve apostles in Acts 1
ⓘ
twelve apostles in Luke 6 ⓘ twelve apostles in Mark 3 ⓘ twelve apostles in Matthew 10 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Christian mission ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Galilee ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonized saint by pre-congregation ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 1st century ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Apostle Peter
ⓘ
surface form:
Simon Peter
Simon of Cyrene ⓘ |
| epithet |
Canaanites
ⓘ
surface form:
the Cananaean
Athenodorus Cananites ⓘ
surface form:
the Cananite
Simon the Zealot self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
the Zealot
|
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| feastDay | 28 October ⓘ |
| followerOf | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Simon ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Twelve Apostles ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| nameForm |
Simon Zelotes
ⓘ
surface form:
Simon ho Zelotes
Simon the Cananaean ⓘ Simon the Cananaean ⓘ
surface form:
Simon the Cananite
Apostle Simon the Zealot ⓘ
surface form:
Σίμων ὁ Ζηλωτής
|
| possibleAssociation |
Jewish nationalist movement
ⓘ
Zealots ⓘ
surface form:
Zealot movement
|
| possibleOccupation | disciple ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Aramaic ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| role | apostle of Jesus ⓘ |
| sharedFeastWith |
Apostle Thaddeus (Jude)
ⓘ
surface form:
Jude the Apostle
|
| traditionallyMartyredIn | Persia ⓘ |
| traditionallyMartyredWith |
Apostle Thaddeus (Jude)
ⓘ
surface form:
Jude the Apostle
|
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
European Lutheran churches ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Simon the Zealot Description of subject: Simon the Zealot is a figure in the New Testament traditionally recognized as one of Jesus Christ’s twelve apostles, distinguished by his epithet suggesting former association with a Jewish nationalist movement.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution)
subject surface form:
Simon the Zealot
this entity surface form:
Simon the Zealous
this entity surface form:
the Zealot
this entity surface form:
the Zealot
subject surface form:
the Twelve