What does παραζηλόω (parazēlóō) mean in the Bible?
παραζηλόω (parazēlóō): Provoke to jealous anger by stirring rivalry; Paul uses it for drawing Israel toward Christ through gentile inclusion.
Greek · G3863
παραζηλόω
To make envious
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παραζηλόω G3863
Pronunciation parazēlóō
What does παραζηλόω (parazēlóō) mean in the Bible?
παραζηλόω (parazēlóō): Provoke to jealous anger by stirring rivalry; Paul uses it for drawing Israel toward Christ through gentile inclusion.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3863?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Are we trying to provoke (1), I may provoke (1), make [Israel] jealous (1), will make you jealous (1).
Where does παραζηλόω (parazēlóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 10:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (3), 1 Corinthians (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 Are we trying to provoke 1× 1 Corinthians 10:22
I may provoke 1× Romans 11:14
make [Israel] jealous 1× Romans 11:11
will make you jealous 1× Romans 10:19
Show sample aligned rows
Romans 10:19 παραζηλώσω to will make you jealous Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Romans 11:11 παραζηλῶσαι to make [Israel] jealous Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Romans 11:14 παραζηλώσω to I may provoke Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1 Corinthians 10:22 παραζηλοῦμεν to Are we trying to provoke Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 10:19
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Romans 3 1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
παραζηλώσω 2x parazēlōsō Romans 10:19, Romans 11:14
παραζηλοῦμεν 1x parazēloumen 1 Corinthians 10:22
παραζηλῶσαι 1x parazēlōsai Romans 11:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 2x Romans 10:19, Romans 11:14
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Romans 11:11
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 10:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Provoke to jealous anger by stirring rivalry; Paul uses it for drawing Israel toward Christ through gentile inclusion.
Strong's G3863
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Romans 10:19 Source Gloss
to make envious
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 10:19 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
παραζηλώσω parazhlwsw
I make jealous
Read verse Romans 11:11 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
παραζηλῶσαι parazhlwsai
I make jealous
Read verse Romans 11:14 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
παραζηλώσω parazhlwsw
I make jealous
Read verse 1 Corinthians 10:22 Verb First Person Plural Present Active Indicative
παραζηλοῦμεν parazhloumen
I make jealous
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 groups 2 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Future, Aorist, Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Future Active Rom 10:19 · Rom 11:14 2×
Present Active 1 Cor 10:22 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Rom 11:11 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 2 present 1 aorist 1
Voice
active 4
Mood
indicative 3 infinitive 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)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
God provokes Israel to envious reaction through gentile inclusion
Gentile salvation meant to stir Jewish envy and competitive zeal
Paul's gentile mission aims to make Israel jealous for restoration
Believers provoke the Lord to angry jealousy through idolatrous participation
Word Origins
παραζηλόω is built from these roots:
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