What does παροργίζω (parorgízō) mean in the Bible?
παροργίζω (parorgízō): To provoke or irritate someone into anger; emphasizes the action of inciting rather than anger itself.
Greek · G3949
παροργίζω
To anger
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παροργίζω G3949
Pronunciation parorgízō
What does παροργίζω (parorgízō) mean in the Bible?
παροργίζω (parorgízō): To provoke or irritate someone into anger; emphasizes the action of inciting rather than anger itself.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3949?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include I will make you angry (1), provoke (1).
Where does παροργίζω (parorgízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 10:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Ephesians (1), Romans (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 I will make you angry 1× Romans 10:19
provoke 1× Ephesians 6:4
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 10:19
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Romans 1 Ephesians 1
Source forms
παροργίζετε 1x parorgizete Ephesians 6:4
παροργιῶ 1x parorgiō Romans 10:19
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Romans 10:19
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Ephesians 6:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To provoke or irritate someone into anger; emphasizes the action of inciting rather than anger itself.
Strong's G3949
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Ephesians 6:1-4 Source Gloss
to anger
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 10:19 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
παροργιῶ parorgiw
I provoke to anger, exasperate
Read verse Ephesians 6:4 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
παροργίζετε parorgizete
I provoke to anger, exasperate
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 2 Tenses Future, 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 1×
Future Active Rom 10:19 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Eph 6:4 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 future 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
imperative 1 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)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Biblical Witnesses
Parental instruction given without anger, exhortation in the Lord
God's people provoke Him to anger through unfaithfulness and idolatry
Quarreling and contention that arouses anger between brothers
Word Origins
παροργίζω is built from these roots:
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