To provoke
προκαλέωStrong’s G4292prokaleō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Prokaleō is the Greek word usually translated “provoking”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.”
Meaning
Usually translated “provoking”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- provoking 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Galatians 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
προκαλέω prokaleō · to provoke
προ-καλέω, -ῶ [in LXX: 2Ma.8:11 A * ;] to call forth. Most frequently in mid., (a) to challenge; hence, to provoke: Gal.5:26; (b) to invite (2Mac, l.with).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “provoke” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PROVO'KE, verb transitive
[Latin provoco, to call forth; pro and voco, to call.]
- To call into action; to arouse; to excite; as, to provoke anger or wrath by offensive words or by injury; to provoke war.
- To make angry; to offend; to incense; to enrage.“Ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath” Ephesians 6:4
- To excite; to cause; as, to provoke perspiration; to provoke a smile.
- To excite; to stimulate; to increase.
All definitions and other forms of “provoke”
- To challenge.
- To move; to incite; to stir up; to induce by motives. Romans 10:19“Let us consider one another to provoke to love and to good works” Hebrews 10:24
- To incite; to rouse; as, to provoke one to anger. Deuteronomy 32:21
PROVO'KE, verb intransitive
To appeal. [A Latinism, not used.]
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.