Word Study · Strong's G3709 · Greek
ὀργή
orge
or-gay'
Strong's 1890 spelling: orgḗ
“properly, desire (as a reaching forth or excitement of the mind), i.e. (by analogy), violent passion (ire, or (justifiable) abhorrence)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, desire (as a reaching forth or excitement of the mind), i.e. (by analogy), violent passion (ire, or (justifiable) abhorrence); by implication punishment
Rendered in the KJV as
anger, indignation, vengeance, wrath.
- 36occurrencesin the New Testament
- 12 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 12inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 36 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 12
- ὀργῆς10
- ὀργὴ9
- ὀργὴν6
- ὀργῇ2
- ὀργῆς;2
- ὀργή1
- ὀργῇ·1
- ὀργήν,1
- ὀργήν;1
- ὀργήν.1
- ὀργῆς,1
- ὀργῆς.¶1
How it is rendered · 10
- wrath21
- of wrath3
- wrath?3
- anger2
- anger,2
- [the] anger1
- [the] wrath1
- anger.1
- to wrath;1
- wrath!1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular14
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular10
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular9
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-GSF · 14
- N-NSF · 10
- N-ASF · 9
- N-DSF · 3
All 36, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Romans12 of 36 · 33%
- Revelation6 of 36 · 17%
- Ephesians3 of 36 · 8%
- 1 Thessalonians3 of 36 · 8%
- Luke2 of 36 · 6%
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Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 3:7ὀργῆς;orgēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?here: wrath?
- Luke 21:23ὀργὴorgēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularHow miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.here: wrath
Romans12 occurrences
- Romans 1:18ὀργὴorgēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThe wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.here: [the] wrath
- Romans 2:5ὀργὴνorgēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBut because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.here: wrath
- Romans 2:5ὀργῆςorgēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularBut because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.here: of wrath
- Romans 2:8ὀργὴorgēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularBut for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.here: wrath
- Romans 3:5ὀργήν;orgēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBut if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.here: wrath?
- Romans 4:15ὀργὴνorgēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularbecause the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.here: wrath
- Romans 5:9ὀργῆς.¶orgēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularTherefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!here: wrath!
- Romans 9:22ὀργὴνorgēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhat if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?here: wrath
- Romans 9:22ὀργῆςorgēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularWhat if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?here: of wrath
- Romans 12:19ὀργῇ·orgēanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularDo not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”here: to wrath;
- Romans 13:4ὀργὴνorgēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularFor he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.here: wrath
- Romans 13:5ὀργὴνorgēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularTherefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.here: wrath
Ephesians3 occurrences
- Ephesians 2:3ὀργῆςorgēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAll of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.here: of wrath
- Ephesians 4:31ὀργὴorgēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularGet rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.here: anger
- Ephesians 5:6ὀργὴorgēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularLet no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.here: wrath
Colossians2 occurrences
- Colossians 3:6ὀργὴorgēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularBecause of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.here: wrath
- Colossians 3:8ὀργήν,orgēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBut now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.here: anger,
1 Thessalonians3 occurrences
- 1 Thessalonians 1:10ὀργῆςorgēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularand to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.here: wrath
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16ὀργὴorgēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularhindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.here: wrath
- 1 Thessalonians 5:9ὀργὴνorgēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularFor God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.here: wrath
1 Timothy1 occurrence
Hebrews2 occurrences
- Hebrews 3:11ὀργῇorgēanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularSo I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’”here: wrath
- Hebrews 4:3ὀργῇorgēanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularNow we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.here: wrath
James2 occurrences
- James 1:19ὀργήν.orgēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularMy beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,here: anger.
- James 1:20ὀργὴorgēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularfor man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.here: [the] anger
Revelation6 occurrences
- Revelation 6:16ὀργῆςorgēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.here: wrath
- Revelation 6:17ὀργῆςorgēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularFor the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”here: wrath
- Revelation 11:18ὀργήorgēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThe nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great— and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”here: wrath
- Revelation 14:10ὀργῆςorgēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularhe too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.here: wrath
- Revelation 16:19ὀργῆςorgēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThe great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.here: wrath
- Revelation 19:15ὀργῆςorgēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.here: wrath