Wrath
ὀργήStrong’s G3709orgē
Appears in 34 verses of the New Testament
In short
Orgē is the Greek word usually translated “wrath” and “anger”. It appears in 34 verses of the New Testament.
“I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.”
Meaning
Usually translated “wrath” and “anger”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- wrath 26
- anger 6
- of wrath 3
- to wrath 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 10
- Revelation 6
- Ephesians 3
- 1 Thessalonians 3
- Luke 2
- Colossians 2
12 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
- Mark 3:5And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
- Luke 3:7Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
- Luke 21:23But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
- John 3:36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
- Romans 1:18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Greek dictionary
ὀργή orgē · wrath
ὀργή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for אַף, also for חָרוֹן, חֵמָה, קָצַף, etc. ;] 1 1, impulse, propensity, disposition. 2. anger, wrath; (a) of men: Mrk.3:5, Eph.4:31, Col.3:8, 1Ti.2:8, Jas.1:19-20; (b) of God; α that reaction of the divine nature against sin which in anthropomorphic language is called anger: Rom.1:18 9:22 12:19, (ICC, in l), 1Th.1:10 2:16, Heb.3:11 4:3" (LXX) Rev.14:10 16:19 19:15; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wrath” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WRATH, noun
[Latin]
- Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; as the wrath of Achilles.“When the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased--” Esther 2:1“O Lord--in wrath remember mercy” Habakkuk 3:2
- The effects of anger. Proverbs 27:3
- The just punishment of an offense or crime.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.