To anger
παροργίζωStrong’s G3949parorgizō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Parorgizō is the Greek word usually translated “anger” and “do provoke”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.”
Meaning
Usually translated “anger” and “do provoke”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- i will anger 1
- do provoke 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
- Ephesians 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
παροργίζω parorgizō · to anger
παρ-οργίζω [in LXX chiefly for כַּעַס hi. ;] (in cl., passive only), to provoke to anger: Rom.10:19 (LXX), Eph.6:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “anger” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AN'GER, noun
ang'ger. [Latin ango, to choke strangle, vex; whence angor, vexation, anguish, the quinsy, angina. Gr. to strangle, to strain or draw together to vex. The primary sense is to press, squeeze, make narrow; Heb. to strangle.]
- A violent passion of the mind excited by a real or supposed injury; usually accompanied with a propensity to take vengeance, or to obtain satisfaction from the offending party.
- Paint; smart of a sore or swelling; the literal sense of the word, but little used.
All definitions and other forms of “anger”
AN'GER, verb transitive
ang'ger.
- To excite anger; to provoke; to rouse resentment.
- To make painful; to cause to smart; to inflame; as, to anger an ulcer.
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.