What does θυμόω (thymóō) mean in the Bible?
θυμόω (thymóō) is a Greek word meaning "to anger".
Greek · G2373
θυμόω
To anger
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θυμόω G2373
Pronunciation thymóō
What does θυμόω (thymóō) mean in the Bible?
θυμόω (thymóō) is a Greek word meaning "to anger".
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How does the BSB render G2373?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include he was filled with rage (1).
Where does θυμόω (thymóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (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 It he was filled with rage 1× Matthew 2:16
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First aligned row Matthew 2:16
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Matthew 1
Source forms
ἐθυμώθη 1x ethymōthē Matthew 2:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 2:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to anger
Source Gloss
to anger
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(θυμός) [in LXX (chiefly in pass.) for חָרָה, אַף חָרָה hith., etc. ;] (no act. in Attic.); pass. (and mid.), to be wroth or very angry: Mat.2:16.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 2:16 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐθυμώθη equmwqh
I provoke to anger, am full of angry passion
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
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)
Word Origins
θυμόω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain