Lexical Definition

‎Κανανίτης‎ Kananítēs (kan-an-ee'-tace) Zealot ^N:N-M-T
of Chaldee origin (compare ‎קַנָּא‎)

Canaanite (by mistake for a derivative from ‎Χαναάν‎).

• zealous
• Cananites, an epithet

Abbott-Smith

Καναναῖος, -ου, ὁ (late Heb. קַנְאָנָא),
a Cananæan or Zealot (cf. ζηλωτής): Mt 10:4, Mk 3:18 (Rec. -νίτης).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

Κανανίτης, Καναναῖος, -ου, ὁ or Κανανίτης, Καναναῖος

(late Heb. קָנָא),

1. an emulator, zealous admirer or follower , [5th/4th c.BC], etc.

2. a zealot , used to translate Κανανίτης or Κανανίτης, Καναναῖος (from the Hebr. qana, to glow, be zealous) , [Refs 1st c.AD]