Strong G3947παροξύνω
to provoke
- Transliteration
- paroxunō
- Pronunciation
- par-ox-oo'-no
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
παρ-οξύνω
[in LXX for נָאַץ, קָצַף, רָגַז, etc.;]
1. primarily, but never so in cl., to sharpen (μάχαιραν, Deu.32:41, שָׁנַן).
2. Metaphorical, as always in cl.,
__(a) to spur on, stimulate (Arist., Xen., al.);
__(b) to provoke, rouse to anger (Deu.9:7, 18, Psa.106:29, al.): pass., Act.17:16, 1Co.13:5.†
(AS)
[in LXX for נָאַץ, קָצַף, רָגַז, etc.;]
1. primarily, but never so in cl., to sharpen (μάχαιραν, Deu.32:41, שָׁנַן).
2. Metaphorical, as always in cl.,
__(a) to spur on, stimulate (Arist., Xen., al.);
__(b) to provoke, rouse to anger (Deu.9:7, 18, Psa.106:29, al.): pass., Act.17:16, 1Co.13:5.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3947 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- be1
- provoke1
- stir1
First verses
- Acts 17:16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
- 1 Corinthians 13:5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
παροξ-ύνω,
perfect infinitive παρωξυκέναι [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 31.1.3, but παρωξυγκέναι 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 11.6.7)]:—passive, perfect παρώξυμμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 4.8, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Σαμία” 276)]:—urge, spur on, stimulate, τινα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.2.5, etc.; [τινὰ] πρὸς τὰ καλά [prev. author] “Mem.” 3.3.13; ὲπὶ τὸν πόλεμον 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.3, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “De rerum natura - Wien. Stud.” 54G.)]; τὰ ζεύγη πρὸς τὸ ἔργον [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 577b31)]; τινα with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.37; κινδυνεύειν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.5.3)]; opposed to ἀποτρέπω, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.37.)]
2 provoke, irritate, πατρὸς μὴ π. φρένας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 674)]; ξὺν κατηγορίᾳ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.84)]:—passive, to be provoked, τινι at a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 5.99; διά τινα [prev. author] 6.56; ἐπί τινι “OGI” 48.15 (Egypt, 3rd c.BC), 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.7.5; πρός τι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 6.4.6, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 57.2; πρὸς ἀλλήλους 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1302a39)]; ὑπό τινος Lys. [prev. cited]; κατὰ τῶν πολιτῶν [Refs 4th c.BC+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Themistocles” 31: with _dative_, 4th c.BC: Lycurgus Orator 87 (assuming variant), 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 10.11: with)]infinitive, τίς οὐκ ἂν παροξυνθείη πολεμεῖ; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.101)]:—passive, of sicknesses, growvirulent, π. οἱ πυρετοί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 6.)]
3 make an application stronger, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 12.710.)]
II ={παροξυτονέω}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 11.485a)]:—passive, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Adverbiis;” 189.28, +others, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 18(2).167, 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 7.323c.)]
III intransitive, hasten. [Refs (Peripl.M.Rubr. 20.)]
perfect infinitive παρωξυκέναι [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 31.1.3, but παρωξυγκέναι 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 11.6.7)]:—passive, perfect παρώξυμμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 4.8, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Σαμία” 276)]:—urge, spur on, stimulate, τινα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.2.5, etc.; [τινὰ] πρὸς τὰ καλά [prev. author] “Mem.” 3.3.13; ὲπὶ τὸν πόλεμον 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.3, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “De rerum natura - Wien. Stud.” 54G.)]; τὰ ζεύγη πρὸς τὸ ἔργον [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 577b31)]; τινα with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.37; κινδυνεύειν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.5.3)]; opposed to ἀποτρέπω, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.37.)]
2 provoke, irritate, πατρὸς μὴ π. φρένας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 674)]; ξὺν κατηγορίᾳ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.84)]:—passive, to be provoked, τινι at a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 5.99; διά τινα [prev. author] 6.56; ἐπί τινι “OGI” 48.15 (Egypt, 3rd c.BC), 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.7.5; πρός τι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 6.4.6, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 57.2; πρὸς ἀλλήλους 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1302a39)]; ὑπό τινος Lys. [prev. cited]; κατὰ τῶν πολιτῶν [Refs 4th c.BC+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Themistocles” 31: with _dative_, 4th c.BC: Lycurgus Orator 87 (assuming variant), 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 10.11: with)]infinitive, τίς οὐκ ἂν παροξυνθείη πολεμεῖ; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.101)]:—passive, of sicknesses, growvirulent, π. οἱ πυρετοί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 6.)]
3 make an application stronger, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 12.710.)]
II ={παροξυτονέω}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 11.485a)]:—passive, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Adverbiis;” 189.28, +others, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 18(2).167, 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 7.323c.)]
III intransitive, hasten. [Refs (Peripl.M.Rubr. 20.)]