What does παροξυσμός (paroxysmós) mean in the Bible?
παροξυσμός (paroxysmós): Sharp provocation that stirs emotional response, whether stimulating love or igniting angry dispute.
Greek · G3948
παροξυσμός
Incitement (to good), or dispute (in anger)
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παροξυσμόςG3948
Pronunciationparoxysmós
What does παροξυσμός (paroxysmós) mean in the Bible?
παροξυσμός (paroxysmós): Sharp provocation that stirs emotional response, whether stimulating love or igniting angry dispute.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3948?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Their disagreement was so sharp (1), to spur (1).
Where does παροξυσμός (paroxysmós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 15:39. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Hebrews (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 ItTheir disagreement was so sharp1×Acts 15:39
to spur1×Hebrews 10:24
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Usage map
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First aligned rowActs 15:39
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Acts1Hebrews1
Source forms
παροξυσμὸν1xparoxysmonHebrews 10:24
παροξυσμός1xparoxysmosActs 15:39
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular1xHebrews 10:24
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xActs 15:39
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Sharp provocation that stirs emotional response, whether stimulating love or igniting angry dispute.
Strong'sG3948
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkActs 15:36-41Source Gloss
incitement (to good), or dispute (in anger)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 15:39Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
παροξυσμός,paroxusmov
incitement, irritation
Read verseHebrews 10:24Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
παροξυσμὸνparoxusmon
incitement, irritation
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineActs 15:391×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineHeb 10:241×
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
Sharp contention or provocation.
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Word Origins
παροξυσμός is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Describes the intensity of the conflict between Paul and Barnabas.Acts 15:36-41