What does ἀγανακτέω (aganaktéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀγανακτέω (aganaktéō): Righteous anger at something perceived as unjust or offensive, often involving disapproval.
Greek · G23
ἀγανακτέω
Be indignant
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ἀγανακτέωG23
Pronunciationaganaktéō
What does ἀγανακτέω (aganaktéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀγανακτέω (aganaktéō): Righteous anger at something perceived as unjust or offensive, often involving disapproval.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G23?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include they were indignant (2), expressed their indignation (1), He was indignant (1), indignant (1), was indignant (1).
Where does ἀγανακτέω (aganaktéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 20:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (3), Matthew (3), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthey were indignant2×Matthew 20:24, Matthew 26:8
expressed their indignation1×Mark 14:4
He was indignant1×Mark 10:14
indignant1×Mark 10:41
was indignant1×Luke 13:14
were indignant1×Matthew 21:15
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 20:24ἠγανάκτησανtothey were indignantVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralMatthew 21:15ἠγανάκτησανtowere indignantVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralMatthew 26:8ἠγανάκτησανtothey were indignantVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralMark 10:14ἠγανάκτησενtoHe was indignantVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMark 10:41ἀγανακτεῖνtoindignantVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveMark 14:4ἀγανακτοῦντεςtoexpressed their indignationVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralLuke 13:14ἀγανακτῶνtowas indignantVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 20:24
Aligned rows7
Books represented3
Matthew3Mark3Luke1
Source forms
ἠγανάκτησαν3xēganaktēsanMatthew 20:24, Matthew 21:15, Matthew 26:8
ἀγανακτεῖν1xaganakteinMark 10:41
ἀγανακτοῦντες1xaganaktountesMark 14:4
ἀγανακτῶν1xaganaktōnLuke 13:14
ἠγανάκτησεν1xēganaktēsenMark 10:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural3xMatthew 20:24, Matthew 21:15, Matthew 26:8
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xMark 10:14
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xMark 10:41
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xMark 14:4
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xLuke 13:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Righteous anger at something perceived as unjust or offensive, often involving disapproval.
Strong'sG23
Lexical occurrences7 versesGreek text appearances7 timesWord forms3 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
be indignant
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 20:24Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἠγανάκτησανhganakthsan
I am angry, am incensed
Read verseMatthew 21:15Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἠγανάκτησαν,hganakthsan
I am angry, am incensed
Read verseMatthew 26:8Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἠγανάκτησαν,hganakthsan
I am angry, am incensed
Read verseMark 10:14Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἠγανάκτησε,hganakthsen
I am angry, am incensed
Read verseMark 10:41Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἀγανακτεῖνaganaktein
I am angry, am incensed
Read verseMark 14:4Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀγανακτοῦντεςaganaktountev
I am angry, am incensed
Read verseLuke 13:14Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀγανακτῶνaganaktwn
I am angry, am incensed
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms7TensesAorist, PresentVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality4×
Aorist ActiveMatt 20:24 · Matt 21:15 · Matt 26:8 · Mark 10:144×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present ActiveMark 10:411×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Present ActiveMark 14:4 · Luke 13:142×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist4present2
Voice
active6
Mood
indicative4participle1infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 20:24ἠγανάκτησανaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 21:15ἠγανάκτησανaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 26:8ἠγανάκτησανaorist active indicativecompletedMark 10:14ἠγανάκτησενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 10:41ἀγανακτεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 13:14ἀγανακτῶνpresent active participleparticiple
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 15:11–32ἠγανάκτησενaganaktéō
Was angry, indignant
Mark 10:13–16ἠγανακτέωaganaktéō
to be indignant, greatly displeased
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀγανακτέω is built from this root:
ἀγκάληG43