What does ὀργίζω (orgízō) mean in the Bible?
ὀργίζω (orgízō): Provoked anger that rises suddenly; in NT always passive, emphasizing the emotional response triggered.
Greek · G3710
ὀργίζω
To anger
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ὀργίζω G3710
Pronunciation orgízō
What does ὀργίζω (orgízō) mean in the Bible?
ὀργίζω (orgízō): Provoked anger that rises suddenly; in NT always passive, emphasizing the emotional response triggered.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3710?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include was enraged (2), [The older son] became angry (1), Be angry (1), became angry (1), In anger (1).
Where does ὀργίζω (orgízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), Luke (2), Revelation (2), Ephesians (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 was enraged 2× Matthew 22:7, Revelation 12:17
[The older son] became angry 1× Luke 15:28
Be angry 1× Ephesians 4:26
became angry 1× Luke 14:21
In anger 1× Matthew 18:34
is angry with 1× Matthew 5:22
were enraged 1× Revelation 11:18
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:22 ὀργιζόμενος to is angry with Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 18:34 ὀργισθεὶς to In anger Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 22:7 ὠργίσθη to was enraged Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Luke 14:21 ὀργισθεὶς to became angry Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 15:28 Ὠργίσθη to [The older son] became angry Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Ephesians 4:26 Ὀργίζεσθε to Be angry Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural Revelation 11:18 ὠργίσθησαν to were enraged Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Revelation 12:17 ὠργίσθη to was enraged Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 5:22
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
Matthew 3 Luke 2 Ephesians 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
ὀργισθεὶς 2x orgistheis Matthew 18:34, Luke 14:21
ὠργίσθη 2x ōrgisthē Matthew 22:7, Revelation 12:17
Ὀργίζεσθε 1x Orgizesthe Ephesians 4:26
ὀργιζόμενος 1x orgizomenos Matthew 5:22
Ὠργίσθη 1x Ōrgisthē Luke 15:28
ὠργίσθησαν 1x ōrgisthēsan Revelation 11:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 3x Matthew 22:7, Luke 15:28, Revelation 12:17
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 18:34, Luke 14:21
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Revelation 11:18
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x Ephesians 4:26
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 5:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Provoked anger that rises suddenly; in NT always passive, emphasizing the emotional response triggered.
Strong's G3710
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 5:21–26 Source Gloss
to anger
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Provoked anger that rises suddenly; in NT always passive, emphasizing the emotional response triggered.
(ὀργή), [in LXX chiefly for חָרָה, also for קָצַף, etc. ;] to make angry, provoke to anger; in cl. most frequently in pass., and so always in NT, to be provoked to anger, be angry: absol., Mat.18:34 22:7, Luk.14:21 15:28, Eph.4:26" (LXX), Rev.11:18; with dative, Mat.5:22; before ἐπί, with dative (3Ki.11:9, al.), Rev.12:17 (cf. παρ-ὀργίζω).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 5:22 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ὀργιζόμενος orgizomenov
I irritate, provoke, am angry
Read verse Matthew 18:34 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ὀργισθεὶς orgisqeiv
I irritate, provoke, am angry
Read verse Matthew 22:7 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ὠργίσθη, wrgisqh
I irritate, provoke, am angry
Read verse Luke 14:21 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ὀργισθεὶς orgisqeiv
I irritate, provoke, am angry
Read verse Luke 15:28 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ὠργίσθη wrgisqh
I irritate, provoke, am angry
Read verse Ephesians 4:26 Verb Second Person Plural Present Passive Imperative
ὀργίζεσθε orgizesqe
I irritate, provoke, am angry
Read verse Revelation 11:18 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ὠργίσθησαν, wrgisqhsan
I irritate, provoke, am angry
Read verse Revelation 12:17 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ὠργίσθη wrgisqh
I irritate, provoke, am angry
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 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 7 present 2
Voice
passive 7 middle 2
Mood
participle 4 indicative 4 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:22 ὀργιζόμενος present middle participle participle Matthew 18:34 ὀργισθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 22:7 ὠργίσθη aorist passive indicative completed Mark 1:41 ὀργισθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Luke 14:21 ὀργισθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Luke 15:28 ὠργίσθη aorist passive indicative completed Ephesians 4:26 ὀργίζεσθε present middle imperative imperative Revelation 11:18 ὠργίσθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Revelation 12:17 ὠργίσθη aorist passive indicative completed
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)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
to be angry
Word Origins
ὀργίζω is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Reveals the internal root of violent sin. Matthew 5:21–26
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