Be indignant

Usually translated “indignant”, “were indignant” and “became indignant”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

• indignant 2
• were indignant 1
• they were indignant 1
• became indignant 1
• was indignant 1
• to be indignant 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

• Matthew 3
• Mark 3
• Luke 1

3 books in all.

• Be indignant (zaam)
• Be angry (prosochthizō)

• Matthew 21:15And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased,
• Matthew 26:8But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
• Mark 10:14But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
• Mark 10:41And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.
• Mark 14:4And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
• Luke 13:14And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

How the English word “indignant” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.